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Supplement to
IRA Custodial Agreements
Effective February 1, 2014, the updates below will be made to the American Century Investments®
custodial agreements for the following retirement accounts: Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, Rollover IRAs,
SEP IRAs, SARSEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs.
Summary of change
American Century Investments® will add a target-date fund as the investment default fund. Assets
may be invested in the target-date fund if client instructions are unclear, in the absence of investment
instructions, or if a fund is no longer available for the account. The target-date fund will be based on
the client’s year of birth and an assumed retirement age of 65.
Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement: Traditional, Rollover, Roth, SEP and SARSEP IRA, Investing in an IRA
section, page 12, changes to paragraph 3.
Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement: SIMPLE IRA, Investing in a SIMPLE IRA section, page 9, changes to
paragraph 2.
If no investment instructions are received from you, or if the instructions are unclear, you may be requested
to provide instructions. In the absence of such instructions, your investments may be invested in an
American Century target-date fund based on your birth date and an assumed retirement age of 65. By
investing your contributions in a target-date fund, as described above, American Century is not necessarily
recommending that fund or any other particular investment strategy, and American Century is not making
any suitability determinations based on your individual situation. Also, please keep in mind with respect to
regulated investment company shares (e.g., mutual funds), American Century Investments cannot project
or guarantee a specific rate of return or growth of share values, and principal amounts invested may be
subject to market risk.
Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement: Traditional, Rollover, Roth, SEP and SARSEP IRA, Part Three:
Provisions Applicable to Both Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs, Article VIII.1. Definitions on page 31, add new
paragraph 5, additions to current paragraph 10, and delete current paragraph 11 (“Money Market Fund”).
Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement: SIMPLE IRA, Article VIII.1. Definitions, page 21, add new paragraph
5, additions to current paragraph 9, and delete current paragraph 11 (Money Market Fund).
“Ancillary Fund” means any mutual fund or registered investment company designated by Sponsor, which
is (i) advised, sponsored or distributed by a duly licensed mutual fund or registered investment company
other than the Custodian, and (ii) subject to a separate agreement between the Sponsor and such mutual
fund or registered investment company, to which neither the Custodian nor the Service Company is a party;
provided, however, that such mutual fund or registered investment company must be legally offered for
sale in the state of the Depositor’s residence.
“Fund” means any mutual fund or investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, which is advised, sponsored or distributed by Sponsor; provided, however, that such a
mutual fund or registered investment company must be legally offered for sale in the state of the Depositor’s
residence. Subject to the provisions of Section 3 below, the term “Fund” includes an Ancillary Fund.
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Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement: Traditional, Rollover, Roth, SEP and SARSEP IRA, Part Three:
Provisions Applicable to Both Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs, Article VIII. 3. Investments on page 32, new paragraph
2 and addition to current paragraph 2; and page 33, additions to paragraph 2.
Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement: SIMPLE IRA, Article VIII.3. Investments, page 22, new paragraph 2
and addition to current paragraph 2; and page 23, additions to paragraph 4.
The parties to this Agreement recognize and agree that the Sponsor may from time-to-time designate
an Ancillary Fund in which all or a portion of the contributions to a Custodial Account may be invested
and reinvested. Despite any contrary provision of this Agreement, neither the Custodian nor the Service
Company has any discretion with respect to the designation of an Ancillary Fund.
The Service Company shall be responsible for promptly transmitting all investment directions by the
Depositor for the purchase or sale of shares of one or more Funds hereunder to the Funds’ transfer
agent for execution. However, if investment directions with respect to the investment of any contribution
hereunder are not received from the Depositor as required or, if received, are unclear or incomplete in the
opinion of the Service Company, the contribution will be invested in an Ancillary Fund if available pending
clarification or completion by the Depositor without liability for interest or for loss of income or appreciation.
Contributions shall continue to be invested in such Ancillary Fund if available unless subsequent contrary
instructions, in a form acceptable to Service Company, to invest in another Fund are received by Service
Company. If any other directions or other orders by the Depositor with respect to the sale or purchase
of shares of one or more Funds are unclear or incomplete in the opinion of the Service Company, the
Service Company will refrain from carrying out such investment directions or from executing any such sale
or purchase, without liability for loss of income or for appreciation or depreciation of any asset, pending
receipt of clarification or completion from the Depositor.
If any Fund held in the Custodial Account is liquidated or is otherwise made unavailable by the Sponsor as
a permissible investment for a Custodial Account hereunder, the liquidation or other proceeds of such Fund
shall be invested in accordance with the instructions of the Depositor. If the Depositor does not give such
instructions, or if such instructions are unclear or incomplete in the opinion of the Service Company, the
Service Company may invest such liquidation or other proceeds in such other Fund (including an Ancillary
Fund if available) as the Sponsor designates, and provided that the Sponsor gives at least thirty (30)
days advance written notice to the Depositor and the Service Company. In such case, neither the Service
Company, Sponsor, nor the Custodian will have any responsibility for such investment.
American Century Investment Services, Inc.
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Disclosure Statement and
Custodial Agreement
Traditional, Rollover, Roth, SEP and SARSEP IRA
Table of Contents
Disclosure Statement
Revocation: Right to Cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Traditional IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Traditional IRA eligibility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Maximum Traditional IRA contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Eligibility requirements for a spouse or a minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Retirement savings contribution credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Deducting Traditional IRA Contributions From Your Income . . . . . . . . . . 5
Deductible Traditional IRA phaseouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Treating nondeductible contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Roth IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General Roth IRA eligibility requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Maximum annual contribution limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Catch-up provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Eligibility requirements for a spouse or a minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Retirement savings contribution credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Employer-Sponsored IRA Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Simplified Employee Pension-IRA (SEP IRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension-IRA (SARSEP IRA) . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Catch-up provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Retirement savings contribution credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rollover IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Contributing to a Rollover IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Types of rollovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rollover guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rollover from an employer’s qualified retirement plan into a Roth IRA . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transfers, Conversions and Recharacterizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transfer to American Century Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transfer from American Century Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Special rules for alternate payees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Recharacterizing an amount previously converted to a Roth IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Investing in an IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to submit your contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Excess contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Withdrawing From Your Traditional, SEP, SARSEP or Rollover IRA . . . . . . 14
Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Removing money designated as nondeductible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
IRS Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Required minimum distributions from your Traditional,
SEP, SARSEP or Rollover IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Withdrawing From Your Roth IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Tax-free withdrawals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
IRS Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Roth IRAs do not require minimum distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Reinvested Dividends and Capital Gains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Withdrawal Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Redeeming by telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Redeeming in writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Methods of payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Signature guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Fees That May Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Traditional and Roth IRA Owner fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SEP and SARSEP IRA Owner fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Naming beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Payments if no beneficiary is named . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Special rules for surviving spouses and other beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tax Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IRS Forms 1040, 1040A or 1040NR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IRS Form 8606 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IRS Form 5329 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Other Disclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Prohibited Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
IRS approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Additional tax information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Federal (and state) income tax withholding notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
American Century Investments Individual Retirement Account
Custodial Agreement
Part One: Provisions Applicable to Traditional IRAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Article I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Article II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Article III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Article IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Article V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Article VI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Article VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Part Two: Provisions Applicable to Roth IRAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Article I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Article II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Article III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Article IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Article V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Article VI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Article VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Part Three: Provisions Applicable to Both Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs . . 31
Article VIII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Disclosure Statement
Revocation: Right to Cancel
You have the right to cancel (“revoke”) your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for
any reason within seven days of the time we receive your application. Any contributions
received from you for your IRA during the seven-day period will be refunded in full. To
cancel your IRA, mail a letter stating, “I hereby elect to revoke my IRA with American
Century Investments.” Sign your name exactly as it appears on your application and
send the letter to:
Traditional, Roth or Rollover IRAs:
American Century Investments
P.O. Box 419200
Kansas City, MO 64141-6200
Fax: 888-327-1998
IRA Investors Using Advisors
American Century Investments
P.O. Box 419786
Kansas City, MO 64141-6786
Fax: 888-327-2013
SEP or SARSEP IRAs:
American Century Investments
P.O. Box 419385
Kansas City, MO 64141-6385
Fax: 888-327-1997
SEP IRA Investors Using Advisors
American Century Investments
P.O. Box 419746
Kansas City, MO 64179-1030
Fax: 888-327-2013
Your letter will be considered mailed on the date of postmark, or the date of registration
or certification if you send it by registered or certified mail.
The Disclosure Statement and Custodial Agreement contain important information
about investing in IRAs. Please read them carefully before investing. For an interpretation
of the applicable tax laws, contact your tax advisor or district Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) office. IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs),
and Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Businesses, contain more detailed
information about IRAs.
As required by law, the assets of your IRA are held in a custodial account
by the Custodian, State Street Bank and Trust Company, which invests your
contributions in any of the investment vehicles you choose which are available
through the American Century Investments IRA.
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Traditional IRA
A Traditional IRA is a personal savings plan that provides tax advantages for setting
aside money for your retirement. To contribute to a Traditional IRA, you must meet
certain eligibility requirements. If you meet these requirements, you may contribute to
a Traditional IRA, even if you are already covered by another retirement program. In
addition, you may be able to deduct all or part of your contribution on your tax return, and
the earnings on the account accumulate and are not taxed until they are withdrawn.
Traditional IRA eligibility requirements
There are two eligibility requirements for the Traditional IRA: age and compensation.
1. Age — You must be under the age of 70½ on December 31 of the year you would
like to contribute.
2. Compensation — You or your spouse (if you are not working and file a joint
return) must receive taxable compensation (earned income) during the year. For
IRA contribution purposes, compensation is Box 1 on IRS Form W-2, Wage and
Tax Statement, less any amount shown in Box 11 (distributions from nonqualified
plans). Examples of compensation include wages, salaries, tips, professional
fees, bonuses, commissions, self-employment income, alimony and separate
maintenance payments.
The following are examples of unearned income and do not qualify as compensation:
dividend payments, interest payments, income from rental property, capital gains
income and compensation payments that are deferred (paid in the future).
Special treatment of U.S. military combat pay
The Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act signed into law on May 29, 2006,
allows U.S. military personnel to treat their combat pay as taxable compensation for
purposes of contributing to an IRA.
Maximum Traditional IRA contributions
The contribution limit is a combined limit for all contributions to a Traditional IRA and a
Roth IRA in any one tax year.
Congress sets the maximum contribution limits each year. Find the limit for the tax
year in which you are investing at americancentury.com or irs.gov.
Each year you may contribute up to 100% of your compensation or the maximum
annual contribution.
Catch-up provisions. Individuals age 50 and older can make catch-up contributions
in addition to their maximum annual contributions. To be eligible for the catch-up
contribution, you must turn 50 before the end of the tax year for which the contribution
is designated.
Find the maximum catch-up contribution limit for the tax year in which you are
investing at americancentury.com or irs.gov.
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Eligibility requirements for a spouse or a minor
Spousal contributions. A Spousal IRA is beneficial when one spouse has little or no
income. You may contribute up to the maximum annual contribution to a separate IRA
established for your spouse if:
• You are married at the end of the tax year and you file a joint return, and
• Your spouse earns little or no income and is under the age of 70½ on December 31.
Refer to IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) for spousal
income requirements.
IRA for a minor. An IRA may be established for an individual who has compensation
and has not attained the age of majority under state law. An adult may establish the
IRA by completing the application on behalf of the minor and will be designated as the
“Responsible Individual” for the account. The Responsible Individual will act on behalf of
the minor regarding the administration, management and distribution of the IRA until the
minor reaches the age of majority.
Retirement savings contribution credit
If your income is below certain adjusted gross income (AGI) limits, you may be eligible
for a tax credit for making contributions (other than rollover contributions) to a
Traditional IRA, as well as a Roth IRA, or certain other employer-sponsored retirement
plans. You can review the requirements in IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement
Arrangements (IRAs).
Deducting Traditional IRA Contributions From Your Income
You may be eligible to deduct your Traditional IRA contributions, including catch-up
contributions, on your income tax return depending on your income, marital status
and whether you or your spouse actively participates in an employer-sponsored
retirement plan. Contributions may be deductible on your federal income tax return
even if you don’t itemize deductions. You must figure your deduction and your spouse’s
deduction separately.
Deductible Traditional IRA phase outs
If you are covered by an employer-sponsored retirement plan at any time during a year,
you are an “active participant” for that year, even if you do not have any vested rights to
any benefits under your employer’s plan. Examples of employer-sponsored retirement
plans are qualified pension, profit sharing, 401(k) or stock bonus plans; certain plans
sponsored by a governmental unit or agency, including 457 plans; 403(a) and 403(b)
plans; SEP IRAs; and SIMPLE IRAs. Your annual IRS Form W-2 Wage and Tax
Statement that you receive from your employer indicates whether you participate in an
employer-sponsored retirement plan.
Find the Traditional IRA phase-out limits for the tax year in which you are investing
at irs.gov.
If you are married and file a joint return, you only look at your own participation in an
employer-sponsored retirement plan to determine if you are eligible for deductible
IRA contributions.
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If your income is too high to qualify for a tax-deductible contribution, you may consider
making a nondeductible Traditional or Roth IRA contribution. Nondeductible Traditional
IRA contributions can be made regardless of the amount of your AGI as long as you are
under the age of 70½. Roth IRA contributions can be made regardless of your age and
different AGI requirements apply. We encourage you to talk with your tax advisor about
your situation. See IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), for
information on how to calculate your deductible contribution.
Treating nondeductible contributions
If you discover that you cannot deduct a Traditional IRA contribution after it is made,
either because you or your spouse participated in a retirement plan sponsored by your
employer or because your income was over the limits specified, you have three options:
1. Change the contribution to nondeductible. You can elect to treat the contribution
as nondeductible by designating it as such on IRS Form 8606 and filing it with your
federal tax return or amended federal tax return.
2. Remove the contribution. You can remove the contribution in the same
manner you would remove an excess contribution. If you choose this option, you
must do so by October 15. See page 12 for more information on removing an
excess contribution.
3. Recharacterize the contribution as a Roth IRA contribution. You may
recharacterize a Traditional IRA contribution as a Roth IRA contribution if you
determine you exceed the AGI limits for making a deductible contribution or you
decide you would rather fund a Roth IRA instead of a Traditional IRA. (You need
to meet the AGI requirements to fund a Roth IRA.) This change may be made
through October 15 of the year following the year in which the contribution was
made. The gains or losses attributable to the portion of the contribution that is
changed also must be recharacterized. See page 12 for more information on
recharacterizing a contribution.
Roth IRA
A Roth IRA is a personal savings plan that provides tax advantages for setting aside
money for your retirement. If you are eligible, you may fund a Roth IRA with annual
nondeductible contributions and conversion contributions from your Traditional IRA.
If you satisfy certain requirements, distributions from a Roth IRA are not subject to
income tax.
General Roth IRA eligibility requirements
You can contribute to a Roth IRA regardless of your age if you have compensation and
your AGI is within certain limits. If you do not meet both of the following requirements,
you may not contribute to a Roth IRA.
1. Compensation. You or your spouse (if you are not working and file a joint return)
must receive taxable compensation (earned income) during the year. Examples of
compensation include wages, salaries, tips, professional fees, bonuses, commissions,
self-employment income, alimony and separate maintenance payments.
The following do not qualify as compensation: dividend payments, interest payments,
income from rental property, capital gains income and compensation payments that
are deferred (paid in the future).
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For Roth IRA contribution purposes, compensation is Box 1 on IRS Form W-2
Wage and Tax Statement less any amount shown in Box 11 (distributions from
nonqualified plans).
Special treatment of U.S. military combat pay
The Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act signed into law on May 29, 2006,
allows U.S. military personnel to treat their combat pay as taxable compensation for
purposes of contributing to an IRA.
2. AGI limits. Taxpayers with very high income levels may not be able to contribute
to a Roth IRA at all, or their contribution may be limited to an amount less than the
maximum contribution limit. This depends on your filing status and the amount of
your AGI. If both you and your spouse are employed, each of you may establish Roth
IRAs and make contributions as long as you file jointly and your AGI is below the
maximum limit. If you file separately, you can only contribute to a Roth IRA if your
income is below the AGI limit for couples filing separately.
Instructions on how to calculate your AGI are provided in IRS Publication 590,
Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), and with your income tax Form 1040
or 1040A. For purposes of Roth IRA contribution limits, AGI is not reduced by
any deductible IRA contributions, and AGI is not increased by any amounts
converted from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. See the section on conversions
and recharacterizations for more information.
Maximum annual contribution limits
Roth IRA’s eligibility limits are established by Congress each year and are based on your
tax filing status and your modified AGI.
You can find the maximum contribution limits for the tax year in which you are
investing at americancentury.com or irs.gov.
If your modified AGI is below the limit range, you may make the full contribution to
the Roth IRA. If your modified AGI is above the range, you cannot contribute to a
Roth IRA. If your modified AGI falls somewhere in the middle, you may be able to make
partial contributions.
Each year you may contribute up to 100% of your compensation or the maximum annual
contribution, whichever is less.
Catch-up provision
Individuals age 50 and older may make catch-up contributions in addition to their
maximum annual contributions. To be eligible for the catch-up contribution, you must
turn 50 before the end of the tax year for which the contribution is designated.
Find the maximum catch-up contribution limit for the tax year in which you are
investing at americancentury.com or irs.gov.
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Eligibility requirements for a spouse or a minor
A Spousal Roth IRA is beneficial when one spouse has little or no income. You may
contribute to a separate Roth IRA established for your spouse if you are married at the
end of the tax year and you file a joint return.
A Roth IRA for a minor may be established for an individual who has compensation
and has not attained the age of majority under state law. An adult may establish the Roth
IRA by completing the application on behalf of the minor and will be designated as the
“Responsible Individual” for the account. The Responsible Individual will act on behalf of
the minor regarding the administration, management and distribution of the Roth IRA
until the minor reaches the age of majority. A minor is subject to the same contribution
limits as an adult.
Retirement savings contribution credit
If your income is below certain AGI limits, you may be eligible for a tax credit for making
contributions (other than rollover contributions) to a Roth IRA, as well as a Traditional
IRA, or certain other employer-sponsored retirement plans. You can review the
requirements in IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs).
Employer-Sponsored IRA Plans
Simplified Employee Pension-IRA (SEP IRA)
A SEP IRA is a plan under which your employer makes contributions. Employee
contributions are not allowed, however, an employee may be eligible to contribute to a
Traditional or Roth IRA. Except for higher contribution limits, your SEP IRA is generally
subject to the same rules as a Traditional IRA.
Each year congress sets contribution limits for SEP IRAs. Find the limit for the tax
year in which you are investing at americancentury.com or irs.gov.
Employers. Annual contributions to SEP IRAs are not required. Each year you
can decide whether to contribute to a SEP IRA and, if so, how much. If you make a
contribution, the same percentage of compensation must be contributed on behalf of
all eligible employees.
Self-employed individuals. If you are self-employed, your contribution is based on
your earned income rather than compensation. There are special rules that apply in
determining the maximum amount that may be contributed and deducted when a plan
includes a self-employed individual. If you are self-employed and you would like more
information on how to calculate your maximum deductible contribution, please contact
your tax advisor. IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business, provides more
information regarding SEP IRAs.
Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension IRA (SARSEP IRA)
A SARSEP IRA is a special type of SEP IRA funded by you and your employer. Except
for employee and employer contribution limits, a SARSEP IRA is also generally subject
to the same rules as a Traditional IRA.
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Each year you can contribute the maximum salary reduction, in addition to the
contributions your employer makes on your behalf. Please note that while all SARSEP
IRA plans established prior to December 31, 1996, will remain intact, employers cannot
open a new SARSEP IRA after this date.
Each year Congress sets employee and employer contribution limits for SARSEP IRAs.
Find the limits for the tax year you are investing at americancentury.com or irs.gov.
Catch-up provision
Individuals age 50 and older may make catch-up contributions to their SARSEP IRA (if
permitted by their employer’s plan) in addition to their maximum annual contributions. To
be eligible for the catch-up contribution, you must turn 50 before the end of the tax year
for which the contribution is designated. Consult your employer or IRS Publication 560,
Retirement Plans for Small Business for more information.
Retirement savings contribution credit
If your income is below certain AGI limits, you may be eligible for a tax credit for making
elective deferral contributions to a SARSEP IRA. You can review the requirements in IRS
Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs).
Rollover IRA
A Rollover IRA is established with eligible distributions from an employer’s qualified
retirement plan [e.g., pension, profit sharing, 401(k), 457(b) or 403(b) plan]. A Rollover
IRA allows you to maintain the tax-deferred status of money received from your
employer’s retirement plan due to a job change or retirement instead of paying income
taxes and possible penalties on the distribution.
Rolling your money over from your employer’s qualified retirement plan into a Rollover
IRA preserves the money for its original purpose: your retirement years.
For more information about rollovers, including how to roll over a Roth 401(k) account
from an employer’s qualified retirement plan, please contact us.
Contributing to a Rollover IRA
Rollover contributions to your American Century Investments IRA may be made only
in cash or shares of American Century Investments funds. The maximum annual
contribution limit does not apply to a Rollover IRA because you are simply moving eligible
money from one kind of retirement plan to another. If you receive an eligible distribution
from an employer’s qualified retirement plan in some other form (such as employer
stock), you can either sell that property and deposit the proceeds into your Rollover IRA
or contact our brokerage service for transfer-in-kind instructions.
If your employer’s plan includes designated Roth account assets, you may not roll over
the assets directly to a Traditional IRA. However, they can be rolled over into a Roth IRA.
Rollovers from a designated Roth account to a Traditional IRA are not allowed.
You can make a rollover contribution regardless of your age; however, if you are age 70½
or older, you must take your required minimum distribution (see the Required Minimum
Distributions section for an explanation) before you can roll over money. Required
minimum distributions cannot be rolled over into an IRA.
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Types of rollovers
The two types of rollovers differ in their manner of payment and tax consequences. It is
important to understand the differences before you authorize the rollover.
Direct Rollover
A Direct Rollover is a rollover from your employer’s qualified retirement plan to an IRA.
Almost all distributions from employer plans are eligible for rollover into an IRA, including
the nondeductible (after-tax) contributions you made to the qualified retirement plan. If
you elect to make a direct rollover from your employer’s qualified retirement plan into
your IRA, you will avoid the mandatory 20% federal income tax withholding requirement
(described below).
60-day Rollover
As an alternative, you may have an eligible rollover distribution made directly to you and
within 60 days of receipt, roll it over into a Rollover IRA. If an eligible rollover distribution
is made payable to you, you will receive only 80% of the distribution. The payer is
required to withhold 20% of the distribution and send it to the IRS as a credit towards
your current income tax liability. You will receive less than 80% if state mandatory
withholding applies.
You will need to make up (out of pocket) the 20% withheld for federal income tax and
any state mandatory withholding in order to complete the rollover and avoid any taxes or
penalties. The amount that is not rolled over is considered taxable income and subject to
the 10% premature distribution penalty tax if you are under age 59½.
Rollover guidelines
Rules relating to rollover contributions and their tax implications are complex. By signing
the IRA application, you are irrevocably electing to treat the distribution from your
employer’s qualified retirement plan as a rollover. We suggest you consult with your tax
advisor before taking any action.
In addition to the advice of your tax advisor, these general rules should be followed
when you make a rollover, that is, take a distribution of all or part of the assets from one
retirement plan account and move them to another.
• The rollover must be completed by the 60th day after the day you receive the assets
from the first IRA.
• IRA assets may be rolled over between IRAs only once every 365 days (measured
from the date of distribution). This rule applies to each IRA you have established.
• The same property distributed from one retirement plan (other than cash) must be
rolled over to an IRA or other retirement plan.
• Any required minimum distributions you receive because you are age 70½ or older
are not eligible for rollover treatment.
• No tax is paid if the rollover is completed on time; however, rollovers between IRAs
and retirement plans are required to be reported on your federal tax return.
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Rollover from an employer’s qualified retirement plan into a Roth IRA
If you meet certain eligibility requirements, you may roll over your distributions from tax
qualified retirement plans, tax-sheltered annuities, and 403(b) and 457(b) plans directly
to a Roth IRA. This change simplifies prior years’ conversion process in which you were
required to roll over the distribution of pre-tax assets to a Traditional IRA, then convert
the assets to a Roth IRA.
The pre-tax amounts you distribute from your qualified retirement plan are taxed as
income; therefore, the rollover is not tax free. However, once you are invested in the Roth
IRA, you may enjoy penalty-free distributions of the assets you rolled over and tax-free
qualified withdrawals from your Roth IRA as long as you have maintained a Roth IRA for
five years and you are age 59½ or older.
Designated Roth account assets in your employer-sponsored retirement plan must be
directly rolled over to a Roth IRA or designated Roth account in a 401(k) or 403(b).
See IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), for more information.
Transfers, Conversions and Recharacterizations
A transfer is a movement of IRA assets directly from one fiduciary to another. Because
you do not take physical receipt of the money, the transaction is not a taxable event. You
may transfer IRA money as often as you wish.
Please note that assets may not be transferred from an employer’s designated Roth
account to a Traditional IRA. However, they can be transferred to a Roth IRA.
Transfer to American Century Investments
To transfer an IRA to American Century Investments, download the Request to Transfer/
Rollover form at americancentury.com or contact us to request it. You must establish your
American Century Investments IRA with a completed account application before money
is transferred.
Transfer from American Century Investments
You may transfer your IRA from American Century Investments to a successor custodian
in one of two ways:
1. Rollover: Request a redemption from us and send the proceeds to the new
custodian or trustee of your new IRA.
2. Direct transfer: Contact the custodian or trustee of your other IRA for required
forms. Your request will be processed on the day we receive all properly
completed documents.
Special rules for alternate payees
Certain payments made from a qualified retirement plan to a former spouse under a
Qualified Domestic Relations Order also may be transferred into an IRA.
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Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA
You can convert all or part of a Traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. You will owe income tax
on the earnings and deductible contributions distributed from the Traditional IRA. The
10% premature distribution penalty tax does not apply to the amount converted.
You can convert amounts from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA in any of the following
three ways:
• Rollover. You can receive a distribution from a Traditional IRA and roll it over
(contribute it) to a Roth IRA within 60 days after the distribution.
• Custodian-to-Custodian transfer. You can direct the custodian of your
Traditional IRA to transfer an amount from the Traditional IRA to the custodian
of your Roth IRA.
• Same Custodian transfer. If the Custodian of your Traditional IRA also maintains
your Roth IRA, you can direct the Custodian to transfer an amount from your
Traditional IRA to your Roth IRA.
For more information about converting your Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, please review
your options at americancentury.com or contact us.
Recharacterizing an amount previously converted to a Roth IRA
To recharacterize a Roth IRA is to move all or a portion of converted money back into
a Traditional IRA. You may choose to recharacterize a Roth IRA contribution if you
determine you exceed the AGI limits or decide you would rather fund a Traditional IRA
instead of a Roth IRA.
You may recharacterize the conversion or contribution amount prior to your automatic
extension for filing your tax return, generally October 15. This amount plus any gains
or losses attributable to it must be moved back to a Traditional IRA. Assets that are
converted and then recharacterized in the same tax year cannot be reconverted until the
following tax year or for 30 days, whichever is longer.
Investing in an IRA
Contributions to your IRA must be made in cash (e.g., check or electronic transfer). If you
want to use funds in an existing non-retirement American Century Investments account
for your contribution, you may direct a redemption of the appropriate number of shares
and use the proceeds for your IRA contribution. The redemption of your non-retirement
account shares will result in a taxable event.
Your IRA contributions will be invested in the investments you specify, as allowed by the
Custodial Agreement. As with any investment, you should read any publicly available
information (e.g., the prospectus, annual reports, etc.) that would enable you to make an
informed investment decision.
If no investment instructions are received from you, or if the instructions are unclear,
you may be requested to provide instructions. In the absence of such instructions, your
investments may be invested in an American Century money market fund. Please keep
in mind with respect to regulated investment company shares (e.g., mutual funds),
American Century Investments cannot project or guarantee a specific rate of return or
growth of share values, and principal amounts invested may be subject to market risk.
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How to submit your contribution
You must first establish your American Century Investments IRA by completing the
appropriate IRA account application. No contribution can be accepted until your account
application has been properly completed, signed, dated and received by American
Century Investments.
Include the following information with your contribution:
• Tax year — Indicate the year for which you want the contribution to apply.
• Contribution type — Indicate whether the investment is a regular contribution, a
conversion from an IRA or rollover contribution. If no indication is made, the custodian
will regard it as a regular contribution for the year in which it is received. It is your
responsibility to be certain that no contributions are made in excess of IRS limits.
Information regarding how much you are eligible to contribute to each type of IRA can be
found earlier in this booklet.
You may make your IRA contribution at any time from the beginning of the tax year up
to and including April 15 (or the next business day if the 15th is on a weekend) of the
following year.
Excess contributions
An excess contribution is a contribution of more than the allowable amount under the tax
code. If you contribute more than your allowable amount in any one year, you can take
care of the excess amount in one of two ways:
Option 1: Apply excess amount to contributions for a later year
If you apply the excess amount to a later year (or years), you will reduce the amount you
may contribute for that year(s) by the amount of the excess contribution.
Tax penalties for Option 1
• If you apply the amount of the excess contribution to a later year, you will be required
to pay a 6% penalty tax on the amount of the excess contribution for the year in
which the excess contribution was made.
• If you decide to apply the excess contribution over several years, you will pay the 6%
penalty tax on the amount of the excess contribution that remains after each year.
Option 2: Remove the excess amount
If you remove the excess amount, the timing of the removal and the amount of the
excess contribution determine how you are taxed.
Tax penalties for Option 2
• You can avoid the 6% penalty tax if you remove the excess plus any other income
earned on the excess amount before October 15 of the following year. You will have
to pay a 10% federal penalty tax on gains earned on the excess, unless you are 59½
or older or are permanently and totally disabled.
• If you decide to remove the excess contribution, any interest or other income
earned on the excess will be taxable to you for the year in which the excess
contribution was made.
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• If you remove the excess after October 15 of the following year, you will have to pay a
6% penalty tax on the entire excess amount. Any earnings on the excess amount will
remain in the IRA. In addition, the following rules generally apply:
a.If your total IRA contribution did not exceed the maximum contribution
amount for that year, the contribution amount removed will not be considered
taxable income.
b. If your total IRA contribution was more than the maximum contribution amount, the
excess amount removed will be considered taxable income. You will owe the 10%
federal penalty tax on the amount removed, unless you are age 59½ or older or
are permanently and totally disabled.
Withdrawing From Your Traditional, SEP, SARSEP or Rollover IRA
(See page 15 for instructions on Withdrawing From Your Roth IRA.)
You can take money out of your Traditional, SEP, SARSEP or Rollover IRA at any time.
Withdrawals can be made in a lump sum, partial payments or installments. Your age and
the type of contributions in your IRA will determine if a withdrawal is subject to income
tax and/or a penalty tax.
Taxation
Regardless of when you take out your money, you will pay ordinary income tax for the
amount taken out, unless you claimed it as a nondeductible contribution when you made
your contribution. You do not pay taxes on the amount of any nondeductible contribution
that you withdraw because you already paid taxes on the money when you earned
it. You will be taxed, however, when you remove any gains earned on nondeductible
contributions. See IRS Form 8606 for information on how to determine the amount of
your distribution that is recovered without owing taxes.
Removing money designated as nondeductible
If you take money out of your Traditional, SEP, or SARSEP IRA and you previously made
both deductible and nondeductible contributions, you will not have to pay income taxes
on part of the amount you take out. This is because you have already paid taxes on the
amount that you designated nondeductible. See IRS Form 8606 or your tax advisor to
determine the amount of your distribution that is taxable.
IRS Penalties
If you are over 59½: You may take all or any part of your money out with no penalties.
If you are under 59½: A 10% premature distribution penalty tax may apply to the
amount of money you withdraw (in addition to income tax), unless at least one of the
following applies:
• You are permanently and totally disabled.
• The amount is rolled over within 60 days to another IRA or qualified plan.
• You remove the money in one of a scheduled series of substantially equal payments
over your life expectancy or the joint life expectancies of you and your beneficiary.
• You have significant unreimbursed medical expenses.
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• You qualify for the medical insurance costs exception.
• You remove an amount not more than your qualified higher education expenses.
• You remove money to buy, build or rebuild a first home.
• You recharacterize a contribution.
• You are eligible to make a qualified reservist distribution.
See IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), for more details
regarding your ability to qualify for any of these exceptions.
Required minimum distributions from your Traditional, SEP, SARSEP
or Rollover IRA
Once you are age 70½, you must begin taking a minimum amount (“distribution”) from
your Traditional, SEP, SARSEP or Rollover IRA every year. In the first year, you can delay
taking your distribution until April 1 of the year after you reach age 70½ (your required
beginning date).
If you decide to delay your first distribution (i.e., take it between January 1 and April 1 of
the year after you reach age 70½), the IRS requires that you take your distribution for
both the current year and the prior year in that year.
The amount of your required minimum distribution is based on the balance of your
account and your life expectancy. You must use the Uniform Lifetime table to determine
life expectancy unless your spouse is your sole primary beneficiary during the entire
distribution calendar year and is more than 10 years younger than you. If these two
scenarios apply, you may calculate your life expectancy using the Joint and Last
Survivor table. Both tables are published in IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement
Arrangements (IRAs).
If you do not take out at least the required minimum amount in any year after you
reach age 70½, the IRS may assess a penalty that is equal to 50% of the difference
between the minimum amount you were supposed to take out and the actual amount
you took out.
Withdrawing From Your Roth IRA
You can take money out of your Roth IRA at any time. Your age, type of contribution
(annual or conversion) and whether the five-year rule has been satisfied will determine if
a withdrawal is subject to income tax and/or a penalty tax.
Tax-free withdrawals
You do not pay taxes on your contributions when you make a withdrawal. Your withdrawal
of earnings also will be tax free if the following applies:
You are age 59½ or older OR
and have met the five-year rule. You are permanently
and totally disabled.
Five-year rule: Your Roth IRA is established for at least five years prior to your
withdrawal. The five-year period begins on January 1 of the first taxable year for which
you make a contribution to a Roth IRA. The five-year requirement only needs to be
satisfied one time for tax year contributions. The five-year rule is separately determined
for each conversion.
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IRS Penalties
If you are under age 59½ or have not maintained your Roth IRA for at least five years, a
10% penalty tax may apply to any earnings withdrawn (in addition to income tax), unless
you meet one of the following criteria:
• You are permanently and totally disabled.
• The amount is rolled over within 60 days to another Roth IRA.
• You remove the money in one of a scheduled series of substantially equal payments
over your life expectancy or the joint life expectancies of you and your beneficiary.
• You have significant unreimbursed medical expenses.
• You qualify for the medical insurance costs exception.
• You remove an amount not more than your qualified higher education expenses.
• You remove money to buy, build or rebuild a first home.
• You recharacterize a contribution.
• You are eligible to make a qualified reservist distribution.
See IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), for more details
regarding your ability to qualify for any of these exceptions.
Roth IRAs do not require minimum distributions
You are not required to take distributions from your Roth IRA at any age. The minimum
distribution rules that apply to Traditional IRAs do not apply to Roth IRAs while the owner
is alive. However, after the death of a Roth IRA owner, certain minimum distribution rules
that apply to Traditional IRAs also apply to Roth IRAs. See IRS Publication 590,Individual
Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), for more information.
Reinvested Dividends and Capital Gains
All dividends and capital gains or other distributions received on your IRA will be
reinvested in full and fractional shares. For Traditional, Rollover and Roth IRAs, if you
are age 59½ or older or permanently and totally disabled, you may direct us to pay your
dividends and/or capital gains distributions in cash. The payment of dividends and/or
capital gains distributions in cash is not available for SEP or SARSEP IRAs.
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Withdrawal Instructions
Redeeming by telephone
You may call us with your redemption instructions. We will ask for the following information:
1. Your reason for the distribution. For example, “I’m 59½ years old,” or “I’m taking a
premature distribution,” or “I’m going to roll over the proceeds to another IRA.”
2. Your withholding election for the distribution. Your roll over distribution is
subject to federal income tax withholding at the minimum rate of 10% unless you
provide instructions not to withhold. When you call, the Investment Consultant will
review the withholding requirements with you and ask for your withholding election.
You will need to provide a withholding election each time you request a distribution
by telephone from your IRA. You may request to have none or any percentage
withheld. If you do not want federal taxes withheld from your distribution, tell us, “I do
not want to have federal income tax withheld from my IRA distribution.”
No withholding election is required for a distribution request from a Roth IRA.
However, you may instruct us to withhold any percentage you desire and
American Century Investments will send the amount withheld to the IRS as a
credit towards your federal income taxes due for the calendar year in which your
distribution was processed.
3. State tax withholding. American Century Investments will withhold state tax if, at
the time of your payment, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding
states and you have federal income tax withheld. State taxes will be withheld from
your distribution in accordance with the respective state’s rules. When you call, the
Investment Consultant will review any withholding requirements applicable to you.
Redeeming in writing
Complete an American Century Investments One-Time and Automatic Transaction form
or write a letter that includes:
1. Your name.
2. The account number of your IRA from which you want to take the money.
3. The dollar amount you want to withdraw.
4. Your reason for the distribution. (For example, “I’m 59½ years old,” or “I’m taking a
premature distribution,” or “I’m going to roll the money over to another IRA.”)
5. In addition, for Traditional, SEP, SARSEP and Rollover IRAs, with your letter, you
must send a completed IRS Form W-4P or a written statement indicating whether
you want us to withhold federal taxes from your IRA distribution. You may request to
have none or any percentage of income tax withheld.
If you do not want withholding imposed on your distribution, you will need to provide
a withholding election each time you request a distribution from your IRA. Otherwise,
if you do not provide a withholding election with your written distribution request, the
IRS requires American Century Investments to withhold 10% from your redemption
proceeds. The amount withheld will be immediately forwarded to the IRS as a
credit towards your federal income taxes due for the calendar year in which your
distribution was processed.
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Special withholding rules apply if you live outside the United States. Please contact
us prior to submitting your distribution request for more information regarding
these rules.
No IRS Form W-4P or withholding election is required for a withdrawal from a
Roth IRA. However, you may instruct us to withhold any percentage you desire
and American Century Investments will send the amount withheld to the IRS as a
credit towards your federal income taxes due for the calendar year in which your
distribution was processed.
6. State Tax Withholding: For Traditional, SEP, SARSEP and Rollover IRAs, American
Century Investments will withhold state tax if, at the time of your payment,
your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have
federal income tax withheld. State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in
accordance with the respective state’s rules.
7. Your signature.
8. If your distribution amount is more than $100,000, or you direct your distribution be
made payable to someone other than yourself, or you have changed your address
within 15 days prior to American Century Investments receipt of your distribution
request and the proceeds are to be remitted to you by check, a signature guarantee
may be required.
Methods of payment
You may request your money by check or, if you have authorized it, by electronic funds
transfer or wire. You also may request that we reinvest the amount taken from your IRA
into a regular investment account (non-IRA), subject to the fund’s minimum investment
requirement, instead of sending you a check. Either way, the amount you receive may be
subject to ordinary income tax and/or a penalty tax.
You may choose automatic cash payments to you through our automatic withdrawal plan.
Amounts taken under this plan must be at least $50 each and can be taken periodically.
You can direct in writing that a distribution from your IRA be mailed directly to another
address or, with your signature guaranteed, made payable to another person, corporation
or entity.
Signature guarantee
A signature guarantee is a warranty by the guarantor that the signature is genuine and
that the person signing is competent and authorized to sign. Many domestic banks, trust
companies, credit unions, brokers, dealers, national securities exchanges, registered
securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations can provide a
signature guarantee for you. The signature must correspond in every way, without
alteration, with the name printed on the current account registration. Each guarantee
must be an original ink stamp that states “Signature Guaranteed/Medallion Guaranteed.”
NOTE: Acknowledgement of signature by a notary public is NOT acceptable.
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Fees That May Apply
Traditional and Roth IRA Owner fees
Custodial fee. The Custodian does not charge an annual custodial fee for your
American Century Investments Traditional or Roth IRA. As provided in the Custodial
Agreement, the Custodian reserves the right to change the fee policy with a 30-day
notice and to charge fees for special services.
Account maintenance fee. We may charge you a $12.50 semiannual account
maintenance fee if the value of the shares in all your personal accounts is less than
$10,000. If applicable, this fee is automatically deducted from just one personal account
two times a year. (Note: If you invest only in SEP or SARSEP IRAs, or you invest through
a financial professional, and you own no personal accounts, you are not subject to the
account maintenance fee.) If you also hold American Century brokerage accounts, only
assets from American Century Investments funds will be considered in the calculation of
your eligible investment amount.
You can avoid this fee by:
• increasing your total investment balance to $10,000 or more, or
• choosing to conduct business at americancentury.com with the exclusive online
account management option. Our online services are available to all investors;
however, if you want us to waive the fee, you must enroll for exclusive online
account management.
More information about the account maintenance fee is available in the Service Options
flier that accompanies your account application or at americancentury.com.
SEP and SARSEP IRA Owner fees
Account maintenance fee. There is no account maintenance fee charged for SEP or
SARSEP IRAs.
Custodial fee. Your IRA assets are held in a custodial account by the Custodian,
State Street Bank and Trust Company. The Custodian will charge the applicable fee
noted below if your eligible investments at American Century Investments total less
than $10,000.
• If your retirement plan is invested in no-load shares, you will be charged $15
per fund annually.
• If your retirement plan is invested in load shares, you will be charged a $15 annual fee.
The custodial fee is waived if your eligible investments total $10,000 or more. We will
calculate your total eligible investments on the second Friday of November each year. If
your investments’ total value is less than $10,000 at that time, we will redeem shares to
pay the fee.
In determining your total eligible investments, we will include all personal accounts
registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual,
joint, UGMA/UTMA, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, Traditional,
Rollover, Roth, SEP , SARSEP and SIMPLE IRAs, American Century Investments
brokerage accounts, but no other retirement accounts. If you hold American Century
Investments brokerage accounts, only assets from American Century Investments funds
will be considered in the calculation of your eligible investment amount.
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If you are a joint owner or custodian of an account listed under someone else’s
Social Security number, we will calculate those assets as part of that person’s eligible
investments, and not yours.
Beneficiaries
Naming beneficiaries
You can name one or more beneficiaries to whom the balance of your IRA will be paid
when you die. To do so, just fill out the designation of beneficiary section on your IRA
account application. For multiple beneficiaries, please complete our Designation of
Beneficiary form.
Your designation of beneficiaries will not be effective until received and accepted by
American Century Investments. Review your designation periodically, especially if there
is a change in your family status, such as marriage, divorce, death of a family member, or
birth or adoption of children.
Important Note: In the event of a divorce, if your former spouse has been designated
as a beneficiary on the Custodial Account, such designation is automatically revoked.
You may re-designate your former spouse as a beneficiary, but must submit a new
designation of such person as beneficiary after your divorce becomes final. Such
designation is effective when filed with and accepted by American Century Investments.
Except as provided in the preceding sentence, a beneficiary designation is not affected
by any other executed documents or agreements such as, but not limited to, pre-nuptial
agreements, your will, or other court orders.
You may change your beneficiary at any time by filling out a new form and sending it to
us. Any new designation will revoke any prior designations to all accounts in the same
type of IRA for which you complete the designation form.
Your beneficiary has the same right to name beneficiaries as you had before your death.
Payments if no beneficiary is named
If you do not name beneficiaries, or if all your beneficiaries die before you or disclaim, the
Custodian will pay your IRA to your spouse first. If you have no spouse, then the money
will go to your surviving children. If you have no surviving children, the money will be paid
to your estate. This same ordering rule applies to your beneficiary after your death if they
do not designate a beneficiary or all of their designated beneficiaries pre-decease them
or disclaim.
Special rules for surviving spouses and other beneficiaries
If you die and your spouse is your beneficiary, he or she can transfer all or part of the
death benefit from your IRA or an eligible rollover distribution from your employer’s
qualified retirement plan to an IRA in his or her name.
Nonspouse beneficiaries of your employer’s qualified retirement plan may roll over
the money into an inherited IRA. The beneficiary will need to take required minimum
distributions from the inherited IRA.
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Tax Filings
Depending on the type of activity in your IRA, you may need to file one or more of the
IRS forms listed below. See instructions on each form for additional information.
IRS Forms 1040, 1040A or 1040NR
Report the following events on your annual federal tax return if you:
• Made deductible contributions to your IRA
• Took a taxable distribution from your IRA
• Converted from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA
If a penalty tax is due, you may be required to file IRS Form 5329. See the instructions
for IRS Form 1040, IRS Form 1040A or 1040NR for more information.
IRS Form 8606
File this form with your federal tax return if you:
• Convert assets in a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA
• Recharacterize amounts converted to a Roth IRA
• Receive distributions from a Roth IRA
• Have a recharacterization involving a Roth IRA contribution
• Make a nondeductible IRA contribution
• Take a distribution from an IRA and you previously made both deductible and
nondeductible contributions to it.
There is a $100 penalty for overstating a nondeductible contribution and $50 penalty for
failing to file IRS Form 8606 unless it was due to reasonable cause.
American Century Investments does not keep separate records for deductible or
nondeductible contributions to your Traditional IRA.
IRS Form 5329
You may be required to file this form with your federal tax return any year you are
required to pay an additional income tax or penalty tax. See the instructions for IRS
Form 5329.
Other Disclosures
1. The custodian or trustee of your IRA must be a bank or other institution or person
that has satisfied the Secretary of the Treasury that it is able to administer your IRA
in accordance with tax laws.
2. None of the money in your IRA may be invested in life insurance contracts or
most “collectibles.”
3. Your money in the IRA is all yours and cannot be forfeited.
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4. The assets of your IRA may not be blended with your other assets or the assets of
other individuals, except that you may invest your IRA in a common trust fund or
common investment fund, such as a mutual fund.
5. Prohibited Transactions. If you make transactions that are prohibited by law, such
as borrowing money from your IRA, your IRA will lose its tax advantages. In this
instance, the entire amount will be treated as having been paid to you all at once
and will be subject to income and penalty tax. If you pledge all or any part of your
IRA as security for a loan, the amount you pledge will be treated as having been
distributed to you. You also will have to pay a 10% penalty tax, unless you are
age 59½ or older* or permanently and totally disabled at the time the prohibited
transaction occurs.
*Roth IRA accounts must also have been established for five years.
IRS approval
The American Century Investments Traditional, SEP, SARSEP, Rollover and Roth IRA
plan has been approved as to form by the IRS. This approval doesn’t determine the
relative merits of your IRA or any of the investments.
Additional tax information
The act of naming beneficiaries to receive a benefit from your IRA following your death
will not be treated as a gift subject to gift tax. Some states and localities may have tax,
community property or other laws that are different from the federal laws for IRAs. Those
laws aren’t covered in this Disclosure Statement.
Federal (and state) income tax withholding notice
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain IRAs are subject to federal
income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply. Tax will be
withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that
are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess
amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a
greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the
federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or
through other electronic means. You have the right to revoke your withholding election
at any time.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying
income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income
tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for
payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your
withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer
the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to
another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of
the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld. State taxes
will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state’s rules.
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American Century Investments®
Individual Retirement Account Custodial Agreement
State Street Bank and Trust Company, Custodian
Part One: Provisions Applicable to Traditional IRAs
The following provisions of Articles I to VII are in the form promulgated by the Internal
Revenue Service in Form 5305-A (Rev. March 2002), as most recently updated by
Listings of Required Modifications issued June 16, 2010, for use in establishing a
Traditional Individual Retirement custodial account. References are to sections of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”).
State Street Bank and Trust Company will accept appointment as Custodian of the
Depositor’s Account. However, this Agreement is not binding upon the Custodian until
the Depositor has received a statement confirming the initial transaction for the Account.
Receipt by the Depositor of a confirmation of the purchase of the Fund shares indicated
above will serve as notification of State Street Bank and Trust Company’s acceptance of
appointment as Custodian of the Depositor’s Account. The Individual Retirement Custodial
Account (“IRA”) is established under Section 408(a) of the Code and is to provide for the
retirement of the Depositor and, after the Depositor’s death, for the support of his or her
beneficiaries. The Depositor and the Custodian make the following agreement:
Article I.
1. Except in the case of a rollover contribution [as permitted by Code Section 402(c),
402(e)(6), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 403(b)(10), 408(d)(3) and 457(e)(16)] or a
contribution made in accordance with the terms of a Simplified Employee Pension
(SEP) as described in Code Section 408(k), no contributions will be accepted
unless they are in cash, and the total of such contributions shall not exceed $5,000
for any taxable year beginning in 2008 and years thereafter.
After 2008, the limit will be adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-ofliving increases under Code Section 219(b) (5)(D). Such adjustments will be in
multiples of $500.
2. In the case of a Depositor who is 50 or older, the annual cash contribution limit is
increased by $1,000 for any taxable year beginning in 2006 and years thereafter.
3. In addition to the amounts described in paragraphs (1) and (2) above, an individual
may make additional contributions specifically authorized by statute–such
as repayments of qualified reservist distributions, repayments of certain plan
distributions made on account of a federally declared disaster and certain amounts
received in connection with the Exxon Valdez litigation.
4. No contributions will be accepted under a SIMPLE IRA plan established by any
employer pursuant to Code Section 408(p). Also, no transfer or rollover of funds
attributable to contributions made by a particular employer under its SIMPLE IRA
plan will be accepted from a SIMPLE IRA, that is, an IRA used in conjunction with a
SIMPLE IRA plan, prior to the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date
the Depositor first participated in that employer’s SIMPLE IRA plan.
5. If this is an inherited IRA within the meaning of Section 408(d)(3)(C), no
contributions will be accepted.
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Article II.
The Depositor’s interest in the balance in the Custodial Account is non-forfeitable.
Article III.
1. No part of the Custodial Account funds may be invested in life insurance contracts,
nor may the assets of the Custodial Account be commingled with other property
except in a common trust fund or common investment fund [within the meaning of
section 408(a)(5)].
2. No part of the Custodial Account funds may be invested in collectibles [within the
meaning of section 408(m)] except as otherwise permitted by section 408(m)(3)
which provides an exception for certain gold, silver and platinum coins, coins issued
under the laws of any state, and certain bullion.
Article IV.
1. Notwithstanding any provisions of this agreement to the contrary, the distribution
of the Depositor’s interest in the Custodial Account shall be made in accordance
with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with section 408(a)(6)
and the regulations thereunder, the provisions of which are herein incorporated
by reference. The required minimum distributions calculated for this IRA may be
withdrawn from another IRA of the Depositor in accordance with Q&A-9 of Section
1.408-8 of the Income Tax Regulations. If this is an inherited IRA within the meaning
of Code Section 408(d)(3)(C), the preceding sentence and paragraphs (2), and 5(b)
and 5(c) below do not apply.
2. The Depositor’s entire interest in the Custodial Account must be, or begin to be,
distributed by the Depositor’s required beginning date, April 1 following the calendar
year end in which the Depositor reaches age 70½. By that date, the Depositor may
elect, in a manner acceptable to the Custodian, to have the balance in the Custodial
Account distributed in:
(a) A single-sum payment; or
(b)Payments over a period not longer than the life of the Depositor or the joint lives
of the Depositor and his or her designated Beneficiary.
3. If the Depositor dies before his or her entire interest is distributed to him or her, the
remaining interest will be distributed as follows:
(a) If the Depositor dies on or after the required beginning date and:
(i)the designated Beneficiary is the Depositor’s surviving spouse, the
remaining interest will be distributed over the surviving spouse’s life
expectancy as determined each year until such spouse’s death, or over
the period in paragraph (a)(iii) below if longer. Any interest remaining after
the spouse’s death will be distributed over such spouse’s remaining life
expectancy as determined in the year of the spouse’s death and reduced
by 1 for each subsequent year, or, if distributions are being made over the
period in paragraph (a)(iii) below, over such period.
(ii)the designated Beneficiary is not the Depositor’s surviving spouse, the
remaining interest will be distributed over the beneficiary’s remaining life
expectancy as determined in the year following the death of the Depositor
and reduced by 1 for each subsequent year, or over the period in paragraph
(a)(iii) if longer.
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(iii)there is no designated Beneficiary, the remaining interest will be distributed
over the remaining life expectancy of the Depositor as determined in the
year of the Depositor’s death and reduced by 1 for each subsequent year.
(b)If the Depositor dies before the required beginning date, the remaining interest
will be distributed in accordance with (i) below or, if elected or there is no
designated Beneficiary, in accordance with (ii) below:
(i)The remaining interest will be distributed in accordance with paragraphs
(a)(i) and (a)(ii) above [but not over the period in paragraph (a)(iii), even
if longer], starting by the end of the calendar year following the year
of the Depositor’s death. If, however, the designated Beneficiary is the
Depositor’s surviving spouse, then this distribution is not required to begin
before the end of the calendar year in which the Depositor would have
reached age 70½. But, in such case, if the Depositor’s surviving spouse
dies before distributions are required to begin, then the remaining interest
will be distributed in accordance with (a)(ii) above [but not over the
period in paragraph (a)(iii), even if longer], over such spouse’s designated
Beneficiary’s life expectancy, or in accordance with (ii) below if there
is no such designated Beneficiary. If this is an inherited IRA within the
meaning of Code Section 408(d)(3)(C) established for the benefit of a
non-spouse designated beneficiary by a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer
from a retirement plan of a deceased individual under Code Section
402(c)(11), then, notwithstanding any election made by the deceased
individual pursuant to the preceding sentence, the non-spouse designated
beneficiary may elect to have distributions made under this paragraph
(b)(i) if the transfer is made no later than the end of the year following the
year of death.
(ii)The remaining interest will be distributed by the end of the calendar year
containing the fifth anniversary of the Depositor’s death.
(c)The required minimum distributions payable to a designated beneficiary from
this IRA may be withdrawn from another IRA the beneficiary holds from the
same decedent in accordance with Treas. Reg. Section 1.408-8, Q&A-9.
4. If the Depositor dies before his or her entire interest has been distributed and if
the designated Beneficiary is not the Depositor’s surviving spouse, no additional
contributions may be accepted in the Custodial Account.
5. The minimum amount that must be distributed each year, beginning with the year
containing the Depositor’s required beginning date, is known as the “required
minimum distribution” and is determined as follows:
(a)The required minimum distribution under paragraph 2(b) for any year, beginning
with the year the Depositor reaches age 70½, is the value of the Custodial
Account at the close of business on December 31 of the preceding year
divided by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime table in Regulations
section 1.401(a)(9)-9. However, if the Depositor’s designated Beneficiary is
his or her surviving spouse, the required minimum distribution for a year shall
not be more than the value of the Custodial Account value at the close of
business on December 31 of the preceding year divided by the number in the
joint and last survivor table in Regulations section 1.401(a)(9)-9. The required
minimum distribution for a year under this paragraph (a) is determined using the
Depositor’s (or, if applicable, the Depositor and spouse’s) attained age (or ages)
in the year.
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(b)The required minimum distribution under paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b)(i) for a year,
beginning with the year following the year of the Depositor’s death [or the year
the Depositor would have reached age 70½, if applicable under paragraph
3(b)(i)] is the value of the Custodial Account value at the close of business on
December 31 of the preceding year divided by the life expectancy [in the single
life table in Regulations section 1.401(a)(9)-9] of the individual specified in such
paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b)(i).
(c)The required minimum distribution for the year the Depositor reaches age 70½
can be made as late as April 1 of the following year. The required minimum
distribution for any other year must be made by the end of such year.
Article V.
1. The Depositor agrees to provide the Custodian with all information necessary
to prepare any reports required by section 408(i) and Regulations sections
1.408-5 and 1.408-6.
2. The Custodian agrees to submit to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the
Depositor the reports prescribed by the IRS.
3. If this is an inherited IRA within the meaning of Code Section 408(d)(3)(C)
maintained for the benefit of a designated beneficiary of a deceased Depositor,
references in this document to the “Depositor” are to the deceased Depositor.
Article VI.
Notwithstanding any other articles which may be added or incorporated, the provisions
of Articles I through V and this sentence will be controlling. Any additional articles
inconsistent with section 408(a) and the related regulations will be invalid.
Article VII.
This agreement will be amended as necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code
and the related regulations. Other amendments may be made in accordance with Part
Three, Article VIII, Section 13 of this Agreement.
Part Two: Provisions Applicable to Roth IRAs
The following provisions of Articles I to VII are in the form promulgated by the Internal
Revenue Service in Form 5305-RA (revised March 2002), as most recently updated
by Listings of Required Modifications issued June 16, 2010, for use in establishing a
Roth Individual Retirement Custodial Account. References are to sections of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”).
State Street Bank and Trust Company will accept appointment as Custodian of the
Depositor’s Account. However, this Agreement is not binding upon the Custodian until
the Depositor has received a statement confirming the initial transaction for the
Account. Receipt by the Depositor of a confirmation of the purchase of the Fund shares
indicated above will serve as notification of State Street Bank and Trust Company’s
acceptance of appointment as Custodian of the Depositor’s Account. The Individual
Retirement Custodial Account (“IRA”) is established under Section 408A of the Code
and is to provide for the retirement of the Depositor and, after the Depositor’s death,
for the support of his or her beneficiaries. The Depositor and the Custodian make the
following agreement:
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Article I.
1. Maximum Permissible Amount. Except in the case of a qualified rollover
contribution [as defined in paragraph (7) below] or a re-characterization [as defined
in paragraph (6) below], no contribution will be accepted unless it is in cash and
the total of such contributions to all the Depositor’s Roth IRAs for a taxable year
does not exceed the applicable amount [as defined in paragraph (2) below], or
the Depositor’s compensation [as defined in paragraph (8) below], if less, for that
taxable year. The contribution described in the previous sentence that may not
exceed the lesser of the applicable amount or the Depositor’s compensation is
referred to as a “regular contribution.” Despite the preceding limits on contributions,
a Depositor may make additional contributions specifically authorized by statute—
e.g., repayments of qualified reservist distributions, repayments of certain plan
distributions made on account of a federally declared disaster and certain amounts
received in connection with the Exxon Valdez litigation. Contributions may be limited
under (3) through (5) below.
2. Applicable Amount. The applicable amount is determined below:
(a) If the Depositor is under age 50, the applicable amount is $5,000 for any
taxable year beginning in 2008 and years thereafter. After 2008, the $5,000
amount will be adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-of-living
increases under Code Section 219(b)(5)(D). Such adjustments will be in
multiples of $500.
(b) If the Depositor is 50 or older, the applicable amount under paragraph (a)
above is increased by $1,000 for any taxable year beginning in 2006 and
years thereafter.
(c) If the Depositor was a participant in a Code Section 401(k) plan of a certain
employer in bankruptcy described in Code Section 219(b)(5)(C), then the
applicable amount under paragraph (a) above is increased by $3,000 for
taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2010 only. A Depositor who
makes contributions under this paragraph (c) may not also make contributions
under paragraph (b).
3. Regular Contribution Limit. The maximum regular contribution that can be made
to all the Depositor’s Roth IRAs for a taxable year is the smaller amount determined
under (a) or (b) below.
(a)The maximum regular contribution is phased out ratably between certain
levels of modified adjusted gross income in accordance with the following
table (for 2011):
Filing Status
Full Contribution
Phase Out Range
No Contribution
Single or Head
of Household
$107,000 or less
Between $107,000
and $122,000
$122,000 or more
Married-Filing
$169,000 or less
Jointly, or Joint
Return of Qualifying
Widow(er)
Between $169,000 $179,000 or more
and $179,000
Married-Separate
Return
Between $0
and $10,000
$0
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$10,000 or more
An individual’s modified adjusted gross income (“modified AGI”) for a taxable
year is defined in Code Section 408A(c)(3) and does not include any amount
included in adjusted gross income as a result of a qualified rollover contribution.
If the individual’s modified AGI for a taxable year is in the phase-out range,
the maximum regular contribution determined under this table for that taxable
year is rounded up to the next multiple of $10 and is not reduced below $200.
After 2006, the dollar amounts above will be adjusted by the Secretary of the
Treasury for cost-of-living increases under Code Section 408A(c)(3). Such
adjustments will be in multiples of $1,000.
(b)If the Depositor makes regular contributions to both Roth and non-Roth IRAs
for a taxable year, the maximum regular contribution that can be made to all
of the Depositor’s Roth IRAs for that taxable year is reduced by the regular
contributions made to the Depositor’s non-Roth IRAs for the taxable year.
4. SIMPLE IRA Limits. No contributions will be accepted under a SIMPLE IRA plan
established by any employer pursuant to Code Section 408(p). Also, no transfer or
rollover of funds attributable to contributions made by a particular employer under
its SIMPLE IRA plan will be accepted from a SIMPLE IRA, that is, an IRA used in
conjunction with a SIMPLE IRA plan, prior to the expiration of the two-year period
beginning on the date the Depositor first participated in that employer’s SIMPLE
IRA plan.
5. Inherited IRA. If this is an inherited IRA within the meaning of Code Section
408(d)(3)(C), no contributions will be accepted.
6. Recharacterization. A regular contribution to a non-Roth IRA may be
recharacterized pursuant to the rules in Code Section 1.408A-5 of the regulations
as a regular contribution to this IRA, subject to the limits in (3) above.
7. Qualified Rollover Contribution. A “qualified rollover contribution” is a rollover
contribution of a distribution from an eligible retirement plan described in Code
Section 402(c)(8)(B). If the distribution is from an IRA, the rollover must meet the
requirements of Code Section 408(d)(3), except the one-rollover-per-year rule of
Code Section 408(d)(3)(B) does not apply if the distribution is from a non-Roth
IRA. If the distribution is from an eligible retirement plan other than an IRA, the
rollover must meet the requirements of Code Section 402(c), 402(e)(6), 403(a)(4),
403(b)(8), 403(b)(10), 408(d)(3) or 457(e)(16), as applicable. A qualified rollover
contribution also includes (a) and (b) below.
(a)All or part of a military death gratuity or service members’ group life insurance
(“SGLI”) payment may be contributed if the contribution is made within 1 year
of receiving the gratuity or payment. Such contributions are disregarded for
purposes of the one-rollover-per-year rule under Code Section 408(d)(3)(B).
(b)All or part of an airline payment [as defined in Code Section 125 of the Worker,
Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (“WRERA”), Pub. L. 110-458]
received by certain airline employees may be contributed if the contribution is
made within 180 days of receiving the payment.
8. Compensation. For purposes of Article I, Section (1) of this Part Two,
“compensation” is defined as wages, salaries, professional fees, or other amounts
derived from or received for personal services actually rendered (including, but not
limited to commissions-paid salesmen, compensation for services on the basis of
a percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, and bonuses)
and includes earned income, as defined in Code Section 401(c)(2) (reduced by
the deduction the self-employed individual takes for contributions made to a selfemployed retirement plan). For purposes of this definition, Code Section 401(c)(2)
shall be applied as if the term trade or business for purposes of Code Section 1402
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included service described in subsection (c)(6). Compensation does not include
amounts derived from or received as earnings or profits from property (including
but not limited to interest and dividends) or amounts not includible in gross income
(determined without regard to Code Section 112). Compensation also does not
include any amount received as a pension or annuity or as deferred compensation.
The term “compensation” shall include any amount includible in the individual’s
gross income under Code Section 71 with respect to a divorce or separation
instrument described in subparagraph (A) of Code Section 71(b)(2). In the case
of a married individual filing a joint return, the greater compensation of his or her
spouse is treated as his or her own compensation, but only to the extent that such
spouse’s compensation is not being used for purposes of the spouse making an IRA
contribution. The term “compensation” also includes any differential wage payments
as defined in Code Section 3401(h)(2).
9. In the case of a joint return, the AGI limits in the preceding paragraph apply to the
combined AGI of the Depositor and his or her spouse.
10. The Custodial Account is established for the exclusive benefit of the Depositor or
his or her beneficiaries. If this is an inherited IRA within the meaning of Code
Section 408(d)(3)(C) maintained for the benefit of a designated beneficiary of
a deceased Depositor, references in this document to the “Depositor” are to the
deceased Depositor.
Article II.
The Depositor’s interest in the balance in the Custodial Account is nonforfeitable.
Article III.
1. No part of the Custodial Account funds may be invested in life insurance contracts,
nor may the assets of the Custodial Account be commingled with other property
except in a common trust fund or common investment fund [within the meaning of
section 408(a)(5)].
2. No part of the Custodial Account funds may be invested in collectibles [within the
meaning of section 408(m)] except as otherwise permitted by section 408(m)(3),
which provides an exception for certain gold, silver, and platinum coins, coins issued
under the laws of any state, and certain bullion.
Article IV.
1. If the Depositor dies before his or her entire interest is distributed to him or her
and the Depositor’s surviving spouse is not the designated Beneficiary, the entire
remaining interest will be distributed in accordance with (a) below or, if elected or
there is no designated Beneficiary, in accordance with (b) below:
(a)The remaining interest will be distributed, starting by the end of the calendar
year following the year of the Depositor’s death, over the designated
Beneficiary’s remaining life expectancy as determined in the year following the
death of the Depositor.
(b)The remaining interest will be distributed by the end of the calendar year
containing the fifth anniversary of the Depositor’s death.
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2. The minimum amount that must be distributed each year under paragraph 1(a)
above is the value of the Custodial Account value at the close of business on
December 31 of the preceding year divided by the life expectancy (in the single
life table in Treas. Reg. Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the designated Beneficiary using
the attained age of the beneficiary in the year following the year of the Depositor’s
death and subtracting 1 from the divisor for each subsequent year.
3. If the Depositor’s spouse is the designated Beneficiary, such spouse will then be
treated as the Depositor.
4. If this is an inherited IRA within the meaning of Code Section 408(d)(3)(C)
established for the benefit of a nonspouse designated beneficiary by a direct
trustee-to-trustee transfer from a retirement plan of a deceased Depositor under
Code Section 402(c)(11), then, notwithstanding any election made by the deceased
individual pursuant to the preceding sentence, the nonspouse designated beneficiary
may elect to have distributions made under this Article IV, paragraph (1)(a) if the
transfer is made no later than the end of the year following the year of death.
5. The required minimum distributions payable to a designated beneficiary from this
IRA may be withdrawn from another IRA the beneficiary holds from the same
decedent in accordance with Q&A-9 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.408-8.
Article V.
1. The Depositor agrees to provide the Custodian with all information necessary to
prepare any reports required by Code Section 408(i) and 408A(d)(3)(E), and Treas.
Reg. Section 1.408-5 and 1.408-6, or other guidance published by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS).
2. The Custodian agrees to submit to the IRS and Depositor the reports prescribed
by the IRS.
Article VI.
Notwithstanding any other articles which may be added or incorporated, the provisions
of Articles I through V and this sentence will be controlling. Any additional articles that
are not consistent with Code Section 408A, the related regulations, and other published
guidance will be invalid.
The Custodial Account is established for the exclusive benefit of the individual or his
or her beneficiaries. If this is an inherited IRA within the meaning of Code Section
408(d)(3)(C) maintained for the benefit of a designated beneficiary of a deceased
individual, references in this document to the “individual” are to the deceased individual.
Article VII.
This agreement will be amended as necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code,
the related regulations, and other published guidance. Other amendments may be made
in accordance with Part Three, Article VIII, Section 13 of this Agreement.
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Part Three: Provisions Applicable to Both Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs
Article VIII.
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement the following terms have the following
meanings:
“Adoption Agreement” is the application signed by the Depositor to accompany and
adopt this Custodial Account. The Adoption Agreement may also be referred to as
the “Account Application.”
“Advisor” is an investment advisor or an agent under a Power of Attorney appointed
in writing.
“Agreement” means this American Century Investments Individual Retirement
Account Custodial Agreement (consisting of either Part One or Part Two, Part Three
and the Adoption Agreement signed by the Depositor).
“Beneficiary” has the meaning assigned in Section 11.
“Custodial Account” means the individual retirement account established using the
terms of this Agreement. The Custodial Account may be a Traditional Individual
Retirement Account or a Roth Individual Retirement Account, as specified by the
Depositor. See Section 24.
“Custodian” means State Street Bank and Trust Company.
“Depositor” means the person signing the Adoption Agreement accompanying
this Agreement.
“Distributor” means the entity, which has a contract with the Fund(s) to serve as
distributor of the shares of such Fund(s). In any case where there is no Distributor,
the duties assigned hereunder to the Distributor may be performed by the Fund(s)
or by an entity that has a contract to perform management or investment advisory
services for the Fund(s).
“Fund” means any mutual fund or investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which is advised, sponsored
or distributed by Sponsor; provided, however, that such a mutual fund or
registered investment company must be legally offered for sale in the state
of the Depositor’s residence.
“Money Market Fund” means a Fund selected by Sponsor that seeks to maintain a
$1 share price by investing in high-quality (two highest short-term categories), very
short-term (60 days or less weighted average maturity) debt obligations of banks,
governments, and corporations.
“Responsible Individual” means an adult, typically a parent or guardian, who executes
the Account Application for a Depositor who has not attained the age of majority in
their state of residence or who is legally disabled, and any successor Responsible
Individual. The Responsible Individual shall exercise all powers and duties of the
Depositor, on behalf of the Depositor. If the Responsible Individual becomes
incapacitated or dies while the Depositor is a minor or is otherwise legally disabled,
the successor Responsible Individual shall be (a) the person named to succeed
in that capacity by the preceding Responsible Individual in form acceptable to the
Custodian, or (b) if no successor is named, a court-appointed conservator or other
legal fiduciary of the Depositor’s estate. In all events, no person shall be a successor
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Responsible Individual unless such person executes the Account Application for the
Depositor and agrees to exercise all powers and duties of the Depositor, on behalf
of the Depositor, as indicated herein.
“Service Company” means any entity employed by the Custodian or the Distributor,
including but not limited to American Century Services, LLC, the transfer agent for
the Fund(s), to perform various administrative duties of either the Custodian or the
Distributor. In any case where there is no Service Company, the duties assigned
hereunder to the Service Company will be performed by the Distributor (if any).
“Sponsor” means American Century Investment Management, Inc. Reference to
the Sponsor includes reference to any affiliate of Sponsor to which Sponsor has
delegated (or which is in fact performing) any duty assigned to Sponsor under
this Agreement. Sponsor specifically assumes sponsorship of Custodial Accounts
previously established with American Century Mutual Funds, Inc., as Sponsor.
2. Revocation. The Depositor may revoke the Custodial Account established
hereunder by mailing or delivering a written notice of revocation to the Custodian
within seven days after the Depositor receives the Disclosure Statement related to
the Custodial Account. Mailed notice is treated as given to the Custodian on date of
the postmark (or on the date of Post Office certification or registration in the case of
notice sent by certified or registered mail). Upon timely revocation, the Depositor’s
initial contribution will be returned, without adjustment for administrative expenses,
commissions or sales charges, fluctuations in market value or other changes.
The Depositor may certify in the Adoption Agreement that the Depositor received
the Disclosure Statement related to the Custodial Account at least seven days
before the Depositor signed the Adoption Agreement to establish the Custodial
Account, and the Custodian may rely upon such certification.
In any instance where it is established that the Depositor has had possession of the
Disclosure Statement for more than seven days, it will be conclusively presumed that
the Depositor has waived his or her right to revoke under this Section.
3. Investments. All contributions to the Custodial Account shall be invested and
reinvested in full and fractional shares of one or more Funds. All such shares shall
be held as book entry shares, and no physical shares or share certificate will be held
in the Custodial Account. Such investments shall be made in such proportions and/
or in such amounts as Depositor from time to time in the Adoption Agreement or
by other written or verbal notice to the Service Company (in such form as may be
acceptable to the Service Company) may direct.
The Service Company shall be responsible for promptly transmitting all investment
directions by the Depositor for the purchase or sale of shares of one or more
Funds hereunder to the Funds’ transfer agent for execution. However, if investment
directions with respect to the investment of any contribution hereunder are not
received from the Depositor as required or, if received, are unclear or incomplete
in the opinion of the Service Company, the contribution will be invested in a Money
Market Fund pending clarification or completion by the Depositor without liability
for interest or for loss of income or appreciation. Contributions shall continue to
be invested in such Money Market Fund unless subsequent contrary instructions,
in a form acceptable to Service Company, to invest in another Fund are received
by Service Company. If any other directions or other orders by the Depositor with
respect to the sale or purchase of shares of one or more Funds are unclear or
incomplete in the opinion of the Service Company, the Service Company will refrain
from carrying out such investment directions or from executing any such sale or
purchase, without liability for loss of income or for appreciation or depreciation of
any asset, pending receipt of clarification or completion from the Depositor.
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All investment directions by Depositor will be subject to any minimum initial or
additional investment or minimum balance rules or other rules (by way of example
and not by way of limitation, rules relating to the timing of investment directions or
limiting the number of purchases or sales or imposing sales charges on shares
sold within a specified period after purchase) applicable to a Fund as described
in its prospectus.
If any Fund held in the Custodial Account is liquidated or is otherwise made
unavailable by the Sponsor as a permissible investment for a Custodial Account
hereunder, the liquidation or other proceeds of such Fund shall be invested in
accordance with the instructions of the Depositor. If the Depositor does not give such
instructions, or if such instructions are unclear or incomplete in the opinion of the
Service Company, the Service Company may invest such liquidation or other proceeds
in such other Fund (including a Money Market Fund) as the Sponsor designates, and
provided that the Sponsor gives at least thirty (30) days advance written notice to
the Depositor and the Service Company. In such case, neither the Service Company,
Sponsor, nor the Custodian will have any responsibility for such investment.
Alternatively, if the Depositor does not give instructions and the Sponsor does not
designate such other Fund as described above then the Depositor (or his or her
Beneficiaries) will be deemed to have directed the Custodian to distribute any
amount remaining in the Fund to the Depositor (or to his or her Beneficiaries as
their interests shall appear on file with the Custodian), subject to the Custodian’s
right to reserve funds as provided in Section 17(b). The Sponsor and the Custodian
will be fully protected in making any and all such distributions pursuant to this
Section 3, provided that the Sponsor gives at least thirty (30) days advance written
notice to the Depositor. In such case, neither the Service Company, Sponsor, nor the
Custodian will have any responsibility for such distribution. The Depositor (or his or
her Beneficiaries) shall be fully responsible for any taxes due on such distribution.
4. Exchanges. Subject to the minimum initial or additional investment, minimum
balance and other exchange rules applicable to a Fund, the Depositor (or Depositor’s
beneficiaries in the event Depositor is deceased) may at any time direct the Service
Company to exchange all or a specified portion of the shares of a Fund in the
Custodial Account for shares and fractional shares of one or more other Funds. The
Depositor shall give such directions by written or verbal notice acceptable to the
Service Company, and the Service Company will process such directions as soon as
practicable after receipt thereof.
5. Transaction Pricing. Any purchase or redemption of shares of a Fund for or from
the Custodial Account will be effected at the public offering price or net asset value
of such Fund (as described in the then effective prospectus for such Fund) next
established after the Service Company has transmitted the Depositor’s investment
directions to the transfer agent for the Fund(s). Any purchase, exchange, transfer or
redemption of shares of a Fund for or from the Custodial Account will be subject to
any applicable sales, redemption or other charge as described in the then effective
prospectus for such Fund.
6. Recordkeeping. The Service Company shall maintain adequate records of all
purchases or sales of shares of one or more Funds for the Depositor’s Custodial
Account. Any account maintained in connection herewith shall be in the name of
the Custodian for the benefit of the Depositor. All assets of the Custodial Account
shall be registered in the name of the Custodian or of a suitable nominee. The books
and records of the Custodian shall show that all such investments are part of the
Custodial Account.
The Custodian shall maintain or cause to be maintained adequate records reflecting
transactions of the Custodial Account. In the discretion of the Custodian, records
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maintained by the Service Company with respect to the Account hereunder will
be deemed to satisfy the Custodian’s recordkeeping responsibilities therefore.
The Service Company agrees to furnish the Custodian with any information the
Custodian requires to carry out the Custodian’s recordkeeping responsibilities.
7. Allocation of Responsibility. Neither the Custodian nor any other party providing
services to the Custodial Account will have any responsibility for rendering advice
with respect to the investment and reinvestment of the Custodial Account, nor
shall such parties be liable for any loss or diminution in value which results from
Depositor’s exercise of investment control over his Custodial Account. Depositor
shall have and exercise exclusive responsibility for and control over the investment
of the assets of his Custodial Account, and neither Custodian nor any other such
party shall have any duty to question his or her directions in that regard or to advise
him or her regarding the purchase, retention or sale of shares of one or more Funds
for the Custodial Account.
8. Appointment of Investment Advisor or Agent under Power of Attorney. The
Depositor may in writing appoint an Advisor with respect to the Custodial Account
on a form acceptable to the Custodian and the Service Company. The Advisor’s
appointment will be in effect until written notice to the contrary is received by the
Custodian and the Service Company. While an Advisor’s appointment is in effect, the
Advisor may issue investment directions or may issue orders for the sale or purchase
of shares of one or more Funds to the Service Company, and the Service Company
will be fully protected in carrying out such investment directions or orders to the
same extent as if they had been given by the Depositor.
9.(a)Distributions. Distribution of the assets of the Custodial Account shall be
made at such time and in such form as Depositor (or his or her Beneficiary
if Depositor is deceased) shall elect by written or verbal notice acceptable
to the Custodian. It is the responsibility of the Depositor (or the Beneficiary)
by appropriate distribution instructions to the Custodian to ensure that any
applicable distribution requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) and Article IV
above are met. If the Depositor (or Beneficiary) does not direct the Custodian
to make distributions from the Custodial Account by the time that such
distributions are required to commence in accordance with such distribution
requirements, the Custodian (and Service Company) shall assume that the
Depositor (or Beneficiary) is meeting any applicable minimum distribution
requirements from another individual retirement arrangement maintained by
the Depositor (or Beneficiary) and the Custodian and Service Company shall
be fully protected in so doing.
Depositor acknowledges that any distribution of a taxable amount from the
Custodial Account (except for distribution on account of Depositor’s disability or
death, return of an “excess contribution” referred to in Code Section 4973, or a
“rollover” from this Custodial Account) made earlier than age 59½ may subject
Depositor to an “additional tax on early distributions” under Code Section
72(t) unless an exception to such additional tax is applicable. For that purpose,
Depositor will be considered disabled if Depositor can prove, as provided in
Code Section 72(m)(7), that Depositor is unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or be of long-continued
and indefinite duration.
Minors: No distribution will be payable to a Depositor known by the Custodian
to be a minor under the laws of his or her state of residence or otherwise
under a legal disability unless and until the Custodian receives authorization
and direction from the Responsible Individual. No distribution will be payable to
a Beneficiary known by the Custodian to be a minor under the laws of his or
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her state of residence or otherwise under a legal disability unless and until the
Custodian receives authorization and direction from the legal representative of
such Beneficiary’s interest in the Custodial Account who has authority to act
on behalf of the Beneficiary with respect to such interest as appropriate under
the laws of the state in which said Beneficiary resides, or if there is no such
legal representative, then from any parent of the Beneficiary or another adult
individual on behalf of the Beneficiary, provided such parent or other individual
agrees and consents in writing to give such authorization and direction (and to
accept any distribution made to him or her pursuant to such authorization and
direction) only as fiduciary for the Beneficiary. Notwithstanding any contrary
provision of the preceding sentence, if the Beneficiary is a minor under the laws
of his or her residence, the Custodian may pay such distribution to a custodian
for such Beneficiary under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers
to Minors Act, so long as such distribution is permitted by the laws of the state in
which said Beneficiary resides. Such payment shall fully discharge the Custodian
and Sponsor from further liability on account thereof.
(b) Taxability of Distributions. The Depositor acknowledges (i) that any
withdrawal from the Custodial Account will be reported by the Custodian in
accordance with applicable IRS requirements (currently, on Form 1099-R),
(ii) that the information reported by the Custodian will be based on the amounts
in the Custodial Account and will not reflect any other individual retirement
accounts the Depositor may own and that, consequently, the tax treatment of
the withdrawal may be different than if the Depositor had no other individual
retirement accounts, and (iii) that, accordingly, it is the responsibility of the
Depositor to maintain appropriate records so that the Depositor (or other
person ordering the distribution) can correctly compute all taxes due. Neither
the Custodian nor any other party providing services to the Custodial Account
assumes any responsibility for the tax treatment of any distribution from
the Custodial Account; such responsibility rests solely with the person
ordering the distribution.
10. Distribution Instructions. The Custodian assumes (and shall have) no
responsibility to make any distribution except upon the written order of Depositor
(or his or her Beneficiary if Depositor is deceased) or upon any apparently valid
court order relating to the Custodial Account containing such information as the
Custodian may reasonably request. Also, before making any distribution from or
honoring any assignment of the Custodial Account, Custodian shall be furnished
with any and all applications, certificates, tax waivers, signature guarantees,
releases, indemnification agreements, and other documents (including proof of
any legal representative’s authority) deemed necessary or advisable by Custodian,
but Custodian shall not be responsible for complying with any order or instruction
which appears on its face to be genuine, or for refusing to comply if not satisfied it
is genuine, and Custodian has no duty of further inquiry. Any distributions from the
Custodial Account may be made in cash, remitted by check and mailed to the last
known address of the person who is to receive such distribution, as shown on the
Custodian’s records, by electronic bank transfers if so directed by the Depositor (or
his or her Beneficiary, if the Depositor is deceased), and such distribution shall to the
extent thereof completely discharge the Custodian’s liability for such payment.
11.(a)
Designated Beneficiary. The term “Beneficiary” means the person or persons
designated as such by the “designating person” (as defined below) on a
form acceptable to the Custodian for use in connection with the Custodial
Account, duly executed and signed by the designating person, and filed with,
and acceptable to the Custodian. If, in the opinion of the Custodian or Service
Company, any designation of beneficiary is unclear or incomplete, in addition to
any documents or assurances the Custodian may request under Section 10,
the Custodian or Service Company shall be entitled to request and receive
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such clarification or additional instructions as the Custodian in its discretion
deems necessary to determine the correct Beneficiary(ies) following the
Depositor’s death.
The form designating the Beneficiary(ies) may name individuals, trusts, estates,
or other entities as either primary or contingent beneficiaries. However, if the
designation does not effectively dispose of the entire Custodial Account as of
the time distribution is to commence, or if all Beneficiaries renounce their rights
to receive any benefit from the Custodial Account, the term “Beneficiary” shall
then mean first, the designating person’s spouse, but if no such spouse shall
survive the designating person, then the surviving natural and adoptive children
of the designating person in equal shares per capita, and if there be no such
child or children, then the personal representative of the designating person’s
estate, with respect to the assets of the Custodial Account not disposed of by
the designation form.
Neither the Custodian nor the Service Company shall have any duty, obligation
or responsibility to make any inquiry or conduct any investigation concerning
the identification, address, or legal status of any individual or individuals
alleging the status of beneficiary (designated or otherwise), nor to make inquiry
or investigation concerning the possible existence of any beneficiary not
reported to the Custodian within a reasonable period after the notification of
the Depositor’s death (or that of the Depositor’s designated beneficiary) and
previous to the distribution of the account. The Custodian and Service Company
may conclusively rely upon the veracity and accuracy of all matters reported to
it by any source ordinarily presumed to be knowledgeable respecting the
matters so reported.
With respect to any distribution made by reason of the death of the Depositor
(or the Depositor’s designated beneficiary) the Custodian and Service Company
shall have no higher duty than the exercise of good faith, and shall incur no
liability by reason of any action taken in reliance upon erroneous, inaccurate
or fraudulent information reported by any source assumed to be reliable, or
by reason of incomplete information in its possession at the time of such
distribution. Upon full and complete distribution of the Custodial Account
pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the Custodian, Sponsor, and Service
Company shall be fully and forever discharged from all liabilities respecting
such Custodial Account.
The form last accepted by the Custodian before such distribution is to
commence, provided it was received by the Custodian during the designating
person’s lifetime, shall be controlling and, whether or not fully dispositive of
the Custodial Account, thereupon shall revoke all such forms previously filed
by that person.
The term “designating person” means Depositor during his/her lifetime; only
after Depositor’s death, it means Depositor’s Beneficiary.
Married Depositors, particularly those who reside in a community property or
marital property states, may need to obtain spousal consent if they have not
designated their spouse as the primary Beneficiary for at least half of their
Custodial Account. Consult a lawyer or other tax professional for additional
information and advice.
(b)
Rights of Inheriting Beneficiary. Notwithstanding any provisions in this
Agreement to the contrary, when and after the distribution from the Custodial
Account to Depositor’s Beneficiary commences, all rights and obligations
assigned to Depositor hereunder, including the right to designate a beneficiary,
shall inure to, and be enjoyed and exercised by, Beneficiary instead of Depositor.
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(c)
Election by Spouse. Notwithstanding Section 3 of Article IV of Part Two
above, if the Depositor’s spouse is the sole Beneficiary on the Depositor’s date
of death, the spouse will not be treated as the Depositor if the spouse elects
not to be so treated. In such event, the Custodial Account will be distributed in
accordance with the other provisions of such Article IV, except that distributions
to the Depositor’s spouse are not required to commence until December 31 of
the year in which the Depositor would have turned age 70½.
(d) In the event of a divorce, if the former spouse has been designated as a
beneficiary on the Custodial Account, such designation is automatically revoked.
Such former spouse can be subsequently designated as a beneficiary, but only
in a new designation of beneficiary executed subsequent to the final decree,
and filed with and acceptable to the Custodian.
(e) Except as described in (d) above, a beneficiary designation will not be changed
automatically and is not affected by any other executed documents or
agreements such as, but not limited to, pre-nuptial agreements or other court
orders, except as required by law. Only beneficiary designations duly executed,
filed with and acceptable to the Custodian are valid and enforceable.
12. Tax Reporting Responsibilities.
(a)Depositor acknowledges that it is his or her sole responsibility to report all
contributions to or withdrawals from the Custodial Account correctly on his or
her income tax returns, and to keep necessary records of all of the Depositor’s
individual retirement accounts (including any that may be held by another
custodian or trustee) for tax purposes.
(b)The Custodian or the Service Company will submit reports to the Internal
Revenue Service and the Depositor at such time and manner and containing
such information as is prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service.
(c)The Depositor, Custodian and Service Company shall furnish to each other such
information relevant to the Custodial Account as may be required under the
Code and any regulations issued or forms adopted by the Treasury Department
thereunder or as may otherwise be necessary for the administration of the
Custodial Account.
(d)The Depositor shall file any reports to the Internal Revenue Service which are
required of him by law (including Form 5329), and neither the Custodian nor
Service Company shall have any duty to advise Depositor concerning or monitor
Depositor’s compliance with such requirement.
13. Amendments.
(a)Depositor delegates to Sponsor the right to amend this Agreement in any
respect at any time, effective on a stated date which shall be at least 30
days after giving written notice of the amendment (including its exact terms)
to Depositor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such amendment may
be retroactively effective if such amendment is necessary to conform the
Agreement to, or satisfy conditions of, any law, governmental regulation, or
ruling, or to permit the Agreement to meet the requirements of Section 408 of
the Code. Written notice of amendment will be mailed or provided electronically
to Depositor, in accordance with Depositor’s election.
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(b)Depositor delegates to the Custodian the Depositor’s right so to amend,
provided (i) the Custodian does not change the investments available under
this Custodial Agreement, and (ii) the Custodian amends in the same manner
all agreements comparable to this one, having the same Custodian, permitting
comparable investments, and under which such power has been delegated to
it; this includes the power to amend retroactively if necessary or appropriate
in the opinion of the Custodian in order to conform this Custodial Account to
pertinent provisions of the Code and other laws or successor provisions of law,
or to obtain a governmental ruling that such requirements are met, to adopt
a prototype or master form of agreement in substitution for this Agreement,
or as otherwise may be advisable in the opinion of the Custodian. Such an
amendment by the Custodian shall be communicated in writing to Depositor, and
Depositor shall be deemed to have consented thereto unless, within 30 days
after such communication to Depositor is mailed, Depositor gives Custodian a
written order for a complete distribution or transfer of the Custodial Account.
Pending the adoption of any amendment necessary or desirable to conform
this Agreement to the requirements of any amendment to any applicable
provision of the Code or regulations or rulings issued thereunder (including
any amendment to Form 5305-A or Form 5305-RA), the Custodian and the
Service Company may operate the Custodial Account in accordance with such
requirements to the extent that the Custodian and/or the Service Company
deem necessary to preserve the tax benefits of the Account, and Custodian
and/or the Service Company will have no liability for so doing.
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) above, no amendment
shall increase the responsibilities or duties of Custodian without its prior
written consent.
(d)This Section 13 shall not be construed to restrict the Custodian’s right to
substitute fee schedules in the manner provided by Section 16 below, and no
such substitution shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Agreement.
14. Terminations.
(a)This Agreement shall terminate and have no further force and effect upon a
complete distribution of the Custodial Account to the Depositor (or his or her
Beneficiaries) or to a successor custodian or trustee in accordance with the
instructions provided to the Custodian by the Depositor. In addition, the Sponsor
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and instruct the Custodian to
distribute the Custodial Account upon thirty (30) days notice to the Custodian
and the Depositor (or his or her Beneficiaries if the Depositor is deceased). In
the event of such termination by the Sponsor, the Custodian shall transfer the
entire amount in the Custodial Account to a successor custodian or trustee
as the Depositor (or his or her Beneficiaries) shall instruct, or shall distribute
the Custodial Account to the Depositor (or his or her Beneficiaries) if so
directed. If, at the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Depositor (or his or
her Beneficiaries) has not directed the Custodian to transfer or distribute the
amount in the Custodial Account as described above, then the Depositor (or his
or her Beneficiaries) will be deemed to have directed the Custodian to distribute
any amount remaining in the Custodial Account to (i) the Depositor or, (ii) if the
Depositor is deceased, to his or her Beneficiaries as defined in Section 11(a),
subject to the Custodian’s right to reserve funds as provided in Section 17(b).
The Sponsor and the Custodian will be fully protected in making any and all
such distributions pursuant to this Section 14(a). The Depositor (or his or her
Beneficiaries) shall be fully responsible for any taxes due on such distribution.
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(b)Sections 15(f), 17(b) and 17(c) hereof shall survive the termination of the
Custodial Account and this Agreement. Upon termination of the Custodial
Account and this Agreement, the Custodian shall be relieved from all further
liability hereunder or with respect to the Custodial Account and all assets
thereof so distributed.
15. Responsibilities of Custodian, Service Company, and Depositor.
(a)In its discretion, the Custodian may appoint one or more contractors, including
the Service Company, to carry out any of its functions and may compensate
them from the Custodial Account for expenses attendant to those functions. In
the event of such appointment, all rights and privileges of the Custodian under
this Agreement shall pass through to such contractors or service providers who
shall be entitled to enforce them as if a named party.
(b)The Service Company shall be responsible for receiving all instructions, notices,
forms and remittances from Depositor and for dealing with or forwarding the
same to the transfer agent for the Fund(s).
(c)The parties do not intend to confer any fiduciary duties on Custodian or Service
Company (or any other party providing services to the Custodial Account), and
none shall be implied. Neither shall be liable (or assumes any responsibility) for
the collection of contributions, the proper amount, time or tax treatment of any
contribution to the Custodial Account or the propriety of any contributions under
this Agreement, or the purpose, time, amount (including any minimum distribution
amounts), tax treatment or propriety of any distribution hereunder, which matters
are the sole responsibility of Depositor and Depositor’s Beneficiary.
(d) N
ot later than 60 days after the close of each calendar quarter in which
transactions have occurred in the Depositor’s Custodial Account, the Custodian
or Service Company shall send to Depositor a written report or reports
reflecting the transactions effected by it during such period and the assets
of the Custodial Account at its close. Additionally, such a report shall be sent
to Depositor not later than 60 days after the close of the second and fourth
calendar quarters (or after the Custodian’s resignation or removal). Upon the
expiration of 30 days after such a report is sent to Depositor (or Beneficiary),
the Custodian or Service Company shall be forever released and discharged
from all liability and accountability to anyone with respect to transactions
shown in or reflected by such report except with respect to any such acts or
transactions as to which Depositor shall have filed written objections with the
Custodian or Service Company within such 30-day period.
(e)The Service Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered, either by mail or
electronically, to Depositor all notices, prospectuses, financial statements and
other reports to shareholders, proxies and proxy soliciting materials relating
to the shares of the Funds(s) credited to the Custodial Account. Depositor
(or other authorized agent) may direct the Custodian as to the manner in
which such shares shall be voted. In the absence of direction from Depositor
(or Depositor’s authorized agent), Depositor authorizes and instructs the
Custodian to vote the shares of the Fund(s) credited to the Custodial Account
as recommended by the Fund’s board of directors in the relevant proxy soliciting
materials. The Custodian shall have no responsibility to separately review or
evaluate such Fund’s board of directors’ voting recommendation nor have
any liability for following Depositor’s instructions to follow the Fund’s board of
directors’ recommendation.
(f)Depositor shall always fully indemnify Service Company, Distributor, the Fund(s),
Sponsor and Custodian and save them harmless from any and all liability
whatsoever which may arise either (i) in connection with this Agreement and
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the matters which it contemplates, except that which arises directly out of the
Service Company’s, Distributor’s, Fund’s, Sponsor’s or Custodian’s bad faith,
gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) with respect to making or failing to
make any distribution, other than for failure to make distribution in accordance
with an order therefore which is in full compliance with Section 10, or (iii)
actions taken or omitted in good faith by such parties. Neither Service Company
nor Custodian shall be obligated or expected to commence or defend any legal
action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or such matters unless
agreed upon by that party and Depositor, and unless fully indemnified for so
doing to that party’s satisfaction.
(g)The Custodian and Service Company shall each be responsible solely for
performance of those duties expressly assigned to it in this Agreement, and
neither assumes any responsibility as to duties assigned to anyone else
hereunder or by operation of law.
(h)The Custodian and Service Company may each conclusively rely upon and shall
be protected in acting upon any written order from Depositor (or Beneficiary, if
Depositor is deceased), or any Advisor appointed under Section 8, or any other
notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument or paper believed by
it to be genuine and to have been properly executed, and so long as it acts in
good faith, in taking or omitting to take any other action in reliance thereon. In
addition, Custodian will carry out the requirements of any apparently valid court
order relating to the Custodial Account and will incur no liability or responsibility
for so doing.
16. Taxes, Fees and Expenses.
(a)The Custodian, in consideration of its services under this Agreement, shall
receive the fees specified on the applicable fee schedule. The fee schedule
originally applicable shall be the one specified in the Adoption Agreement or
Disclosure Statement, as applicable. The Custodian may substitute a different fee
schedule at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to Depositor (or Beneficiary,
if Participant is deceased). The Custodian shall also receive reasonable fees
for any services not contemplated by any applicable fee schedule and either
deemed by it to be necessary or desirable or requested by Depositor.
(b)Any income, gift, estate and inheritance taxes and other taxes of any kind
whatsoever, including transfer taxes incurred in connection with the investment
or reinvestment of the assets of the Custodial Account, that may be levied
or assessed in respect to such assets, and all other administrative expenses
incurred by the Custodian in the performance of its duties (including fees for
legal services rendered to it in connection with the Custodial Account) shall
be charged to the Custodial Account. If the Custodian is required to pay any
such amount, the Depositor (or Beneficiary) shall promptly upon notice thereof
reimburse the Custodian.
(c)All such fees and taxes and other administrative expenses charged to the
Custodial Account shall be collected either from the amount of any contribution
or distribution to or from the Custodial Account, or (at the option of the person
entitled to collect such amounts) to the extent possible under the circumstances
by the conversion into cash of sufficient shares of one or more Funds held
in the Custodial Account (without liability for any loss incurred thereby).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Custodian or Service Company may make
demand upon the Depositor for payment of the amount of such fees, taxes
and other administrative expenses, and Depositor shall pay the amount due to
Custodian upon demand. Fees which remain outstanding after 60 days may be
subject to a collection charge.
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(d)The Depositor may authorize the Custodian to pay other expenses incurred by
the Depositor out of the Custodial Account, including but not limited to fees
of a registered investment Advisor for financial advisory services rendered to
Depositor with respect to the assets held in the Custodial Account and fees
for the performance of other administrative services. The Depositor must
specifically authorize the Custodian in writing, in a form and manner acceptable
to Custodian and Service Company, to pay such fees upon receipt of a
statement from the Advisor or other service provider. The Custodian and Service
Company shall not be required to inquire as to the actual performance of such
services, the accuracy of the fee statement, the reasonableness of the fees
for the services, or the regulation of such fees under federal or state law. The
Custodian and Service Company shall be free from all liability to the Depositor,
any Beneficiary, or any other person for the payment of, or the failure or refusal
to pay, such fees.
17. Resignation or Replacement of Custodian.
(a)Upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the Custodian, Sponsor may remove
it from its office hereunder. Such notice, to be effective, shall designate a
successor custodian and shall be accompanied by the successor’s written
acceptance. The Custodian also may at any time resign upon 60 days’ prior
written notice to Sponsor, whereupon the Sponsor shall notify the Depositor
(or Beneficiary, if Depositor is deceased) and shall appoint a successor to
the Custodian. In connection with its removal or resignation hereunder, the
Custodian may, but is not required to, designate a successor custodian by
written notice to the Sponsor if the Sponsor does not designate a successor
custodian, and the Sponsor and Depositor (or Beneficiary) will be deemed to
have consented to such successor unless the Sponsor designates a different
successor custodian and provides written notice thereof together with such
a different successor’s written acceptance by such date as the Custodian
specifies in its original notice to the Sponsor (provided that the Sponsor will
have a minimum of 60 days to designate a different successor).
(b)The successor custodian shall be a bank, insured credit union, or other person
satisfactory to the Secretary of the Treasury under Code Section 408(a)(2).
Upon receipt by Custodian of written acceptance by its successor of such
successor’s appointment, Custodian shall transfer and pay over to such
successor the assets of the Custodial Account and all records (or copies
thereof) of Custodian pertaining thereto, provided that the successor custodian
agrees not to dispose of any such records without the Custodian’s consent.
Custodian is authorized, however, to reserve such sum of money or property
as it may deem advisable for payment of all its fees, compensation, costs, and
expenses, or for payment of any other liabilities constituting a charge on or
against the assets of the Custodial Account or on or against the Custodian, with
any balance of such reserve remaining after the payment of all such items to be
paid over to the successor custodian.
(c)No custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of its predecessor or
its successor.
18. Delivery of Notices. Except where otherwise specifically required in this
Agreement, any notice from Custodian to any person provided for in this Agreement
shall be effective if sent by first-class mail or electronically if such service has
been elected by the person to such person at that person’s last address on the
Custodian’s records.
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19. Exclusive Benefit. Depositor or Depositor’s Beneficiary shall not have the right
or power to anticipate any part of the Custodial Account or to sell, assign, transfer,
pledge or hypothecate any part thereof. The Custodial Account shall not be liable
for the debts of Depositor or Depositor’s Beneficiary or subject to any seizure,
attachment, execution or other legal process in respect thereof except to the extent
required by law. At no time shall it be possible for any part of the assets of the
Custodial Account to be used for or diverted to purposes other than for the exclusive
benefit of the Depositor or his/her Beneficiary except to the extent required by law.
20. Applicable Law/Interpretation. When accepted by the Custodian, this Agreement
is accepted in and shall be construed and administered in accordance with the laws
of the state where the principal offices of the Custodian are located. Any action
involving the Custodian brought by any other party must be brought in a state or
federal court in such state.
This Agreement is intended to qualify under the Code as an individual retirement
account and entitle Depositor to the retirement savings deduction under Code
Section 219 if available. If any provision of this Agreement is subject to more than
one interpretation or any term used herein is subject to more than one construction,
such ambiguity shall be resolved in favor of that interpretation or construction which
is consistent with the intent expressed in the preceding sentence.
However, the Custodian shall not be responsible for whether or not such intentions
are achieved through use of this Agreement, and Depositor is referred to Depositor’s
attorney for any such assurances.
Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, in the event of reasonable doubt
respecting the proper course of action to be taken, the Custodian may seek a
judicial determination which shall be binding on all parties claiming interest in
the Custodial Account. In such event all court costs, legal expenses, reasonable
compensation of time expended by Custodian in the performance of its duties, and
other appropriate and pertinent expenses shall be collected by the Custodian from
the Custodial Account.
21. Professional Advice. Depositor is advised to seek advice from Depositor’s attorney
regarding the legal consequences (including but not limited to federal and state tax
matters) of entering into this Agreement, contributing to the Custodial Account, and
ordering Custodian to make distributions from the Custodial Account. Depositor
acknowledges that Custodian and Service Company (and any company associated
therewith) do not provide legal or tax advice.
22. Definition of Written Notice. If any provision of any document governing the
Custodial Account provides for notice, instructions or other communications from
one party to another in writing, to the extent provided for in the procedures of the
Custodian, Service Company or another party, any such notice, instructions or other
communications may be given by telephonic, computer, other electronic or other
means, and the requirement for written notice will be deemed satisfied.
23. Governing Documents. The legal documents governing the Custodial Account
are as follows:
(a)If in the Adoption Agreement the Depositor designated the Custodial Account
as a Traditional IRA under Code Section 408(a), the provisions of Part One and
Part Three of this Agreement and the provisions of the Adoption Agreement are
the legal documents governing the Custodial Account.
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(b)If in the Adoption Agreement the Depositor designated the Custodial Account
as a Roth IRA under Code Section 408A, the provisions of Part Two and Part
Three of this Agreement and the provisions of the Adoption Agreement are the
legal documents governing the Custodial Account.
(c)In the Adoption Agreement the Depositor must designate the Custodian
Account as either a Roth IRA or a Traditional IRA, and a separate account will
be established for such IRA. One Custodial Account may not serve as a Roth
IRA and a Traditional IRA (through the use of subaccounts or otherwise).
(d)The Depositor acknowledges that the Service Company may require the
establishment of different Roth IRA accounts to hold annual contributions under
Code Section 408A(c)(2) and to hold conversion amounts under Code Section
408A(c)(3)(B). The Service Company may also require the establishment of
different Roth IRA accounts to hold amounts converted in different calendar
years. If the Service Company does not require such separate account
treatment, the Depositor may make annual contributions and conversion
contributions to the same account.
(e)The Depositor acknowledges that the Service Company may require the
establishment of different Traditional IRA accounts to hold pre-tax amounts and
any after-tax amounts.
24. Conformity to IRS Requirements. This Agreement and the Adoption Agreement
signed by the Depositor (as either may be amended) are the documents governing
the Custodial Account. Articles I through VII of Part One of this Agreement are in
the form promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service as Form 5305-A, as modified
by subsequent guidance. It is anticipated that, if and when the Internal Revenue
Service promulgates further changes to Form 5305-A, the Custodian will amend this
Agreement correspondingly.
Articles I through VII of Part Two of this Agreement are in the form promulgated by
the Internal Revenue Service as Form 5305-RA. It is anticipated that, if and when
the Internal Revenue Service promulgates changes to Form 5305-RA, as modified
by subsequent guidance, the Custodian will amend this Agreement correspondingly.
The Internal Revenue Service has endorsed the use of documentation permitting
a Depositor to establish either a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA (but not both using a
single Adoption Agreement), and this Agreement complies with the requirements
of the IRS guidance for such use. If the Internal Revenue Service subsequently
determines that such an approach is not permissible, or that the use of a “combined”
Adoption Agreement does not establish a valid Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA (as the
case may be), the Custodian will furnish the Depositor with replacement documents
and the Depositor will if necessary sign such replacement documents. Depositor
acknowledges and agrees to such procedures and to cooperate with Custodian to
preserve the intended tax treatment of the Account.
25. Conversion and Recharacterization. If the Depositor maintains an Individual
Retirement Account under Code Section 408(a), Depositor may convert or transfer
such other IRA to a Roth IRA under Code Section 408A using the terms of this
Agreement and the Adoption Agreement by completing and executing the Adoption
Agreement and giving suitable directions to the Custodian and the custodian or
trustee of such other IRA. Alternatively, the Depositor may convert or transfer
such other IRA to a Roth IRA by use of a reply card or by telephonic, computer
or electronic means in accordance with procedures adopted by the Custodian
or Service Company intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 408A,
and the Depositor will be deemed to have executed the Adoption Agreement
and adopted the provisions of this Agreement and the Adoption Agreement in
accordance with such procedures.
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In accordance with the requirements of section 408A(d)(6) and regulations
thereunder, the Depositor may recharacterize a contribution to a Traditional IRA as
a contribution to a Roth IRA, or may recharacterize a contribution to a Roth IRA as
a contribution to a Traditional IRA. The Depositor agrees to observe any limitations
imposed by the Service Company on the number of such transactions in any year
(or any such limitations or other restrictions that may be imposed by the Service
Company or the IRS).
26. Representations by Depositor. The Depositor acknowledges that he or she has
received and read the current prospectus for each Fund in which his or her Custodial
Account is invested and the Individual Retirement Account Disclosure Statement
related to the Custodial Account. The Depositor represents under penalties of
perjury that his or her Social Security number (or other Taxpayer Identification
Number) as stated in the Adoption Agreement is correct.
27. Custodial Acceptance. If all required forms and information are properly submitted,
State Street Bank and Trust Company will accept appointment as Custodian of
the Custodial Account. However, this Agreement (and the Adoption Agreement)
is not binding upon the Custodian until the Depositor has received a statement
confirming the initial transaction for the Custodial Account. Receipt by the Depositor
of a confirmation of the purchase of the Fund shares indicated in the Depositor’s
Adoption Agreement will serve as notification of State Street Bank and Trust
Company’s acceptance of appointment as Custodian of the Custodial Account.
28. Minor Depositor. If the Depositor is a minor under the laws of his or her state
of residence, the Responsible Individual shall exercise all powers and duties of
the Depositor, as indicated herein. The Custodian’s acceptance of the Custodial
Account on behalf of any Depositor who is a minor is expressly conditioned upon
the agreement of the Responsible Individual to accept the responsibility to exercise
all such powers and duties on behalf of the Depositor, and all parties hereto so
acknowledge. Until the Depositor attains the age of majority, the Depositor shall
have no authority with respect to the administration, management, designation
of Beneficiaries, or distribution of the Custodial Account. The Custodian and
Service Company may rely on any instruction or direction made by the Responsible
Individual and shall deliver all required notices or documents to the Responsible
Individual. Upon attainment of the age of majority under the laws of the Depositor’s
state of residence at such time, the Depositor may advise the Custodian in writing
(accompanied by such documentation as the Custodian may require) that he
or she is assuming sole responsibility to exercise all rights, powers, obligations,
responsibilities, authorities or requirements associated with the Custodial
Account. Upon such notice to the Custodian, the Depositor shall have and shall
be responsible for all of the foregoing, the Custodian will deal solely with the
Depositor as the person controlling the administration of the Custodial Account,
and the Responsible Individual thereafter shall not have or exercise any of the
foregoing. (Absent such written notice from the Depositor, Custodian shall be under
no obligation to acknowledge the Depositor’s right to exercise such powers and
authority and may continue to rely on the Responsible Individual to exercise such
powers and authority until notified to the contrary by the Depositor.)
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